Antioxidant and LC-QToF-MS/MS analysis of polyphenols in polar and non-polar extracts from Strobilanthes crispus and Clinacanthus nutans


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Song J., . and Leong K. H., . and U. H. A. Mohd Hazli, . and Chew L. Y., . and Tan H. M., . and Kong K. W., . and N. S. F. Mohd Sufian, . Antioxidant and LC-QToF-MS/MS analysis of polyphenols in polar and non-polar extracts from Strobilanthes crispus and Clinacanthus nutans. pp. 903-914. ISSN 22317546

Abstract

Strobilanthes crispus and Clinacanthus nutans are popular herbal plants in the Southeast Asian region. The present work was aimed at determining the antioxidant activities and the associated components in the leaf extracts of both species using polar and non-polar solvents namely water methanol ethyl acetate and hexane. The total phenolic content (TPC) and total flavonoid content (TFC) were higher in the leaf extracts of S. crispus as compared to C. nutans. Among the solvents methanol was the best solvent in extracting the antioxidant components for S. crispus (TPC: 159.85 0.89 mg GAE/g extract and TFC: 955.47 2.66 mg RE/g extract). However for C. nutans its methanolic extract yielded the highest TPC (36.39 0.17 mg GAE/g extract) whereas ethyl acetate yielded the highest TFC (229.61 7.81 mg RE/g extract). The high levels of both TPC and TFC contributed to the antioxidant activities of S. crispus extract as reflected in the methanolic extract attaining the highest level of antioxidant activities measured by ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) (6.84 1.12 mmol Fe�/g extract) DPPH radical scavenging (IC‚‚: 203.60 7.28 g/mL) and Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) (1.01 0.01 mmol TE/g extract) assays. This contrasted with C. nutans which showed lower antioxidant activities owing to its lower TPC and TFC. Correlation analysis revealed significant correlations (p 0.05 r 0.915 - 0.985) between both TPC and TFC in S. crispus and antioxidant activities. However only TPC of C. nutans showed a significant correlation with FRAP values (r 0.934). Further tentative identification of the constituents in the extracts using HPLC-ESI-QToF-MS/MS revealed the existence of 20 polyphenolic compounds in both S. crispus and C. nutans which were likely responsible for their antioxidant activities. In addition 15 polyphenolic compounds classified as chalcones isoflavanoids flavones and flavonols have not been previously reported in both species. The methanolic extracts of both species yielded a higher content of antioxidants with S. crispus offering a richer source of dietary antioxidants as compared to C. nutans. However further study is needed to identify their bioactivities in relation to their bioactive components.


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Abstract

Strobilanthes crispus and Clinacanthus nutans are popular herbal plants in the Southeast Asian region. The present work was aimed at determining the antioxidant activities and the associated components in the leaf extracts of both species using polar and non-polar solvents namely water methanol ethyl acetate and hexane. The total phenolic content (TPC) and total flavonoid content (TFC) were higher in the leaf extracts of S. crispus as compared to C. nutans. Among the solvents methanol was the best solvent in extracting the antioxidant components for S. crispus (TPC: 159.85 0.89 mg GAE/g extract and TFC: 955.47 2.66 mg RE/g extract). However for C. nutans its methanolic extract yielded the highest TPC (36.39 0.17 mg GAE/g extract) whereas ethyl acetate yielded the highest TFC (229.61 7.81 mg RE/g extract). The high levels of both TPC and TFC contributed to the antioxidant activities of S. crispus extract as reflected in the methanolic extract attaining the highest level of antioxidant activities measured by ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) (6.84 1.12 mmol Fe�/g extract) DPPH radical scavenging (IC‚‚: 203.60 7.28 g/mL) and Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) (1.01 0.01 mmol TE/g extract) assays. This contrasted with C. nutans which showed lower antioxidant activities owing to its lower TPC and TFC. Correlation analysis revealed significant correlations (p 0.05 r 0.915 - 0.985) between both TPC and TFC in S. crispus and antioxidant activities. However only TPC of C. nutans showed a significant correlation with FRAP values (r 0.934). Further tentative identification of the constituents in the extracts using HPLC-ESI-QToF-MS/MS revealed the existence of 20 polyphenolic compounds in both S. crispus and C. nutans which were likely responsible for their antioxidant activities. In addition 15 polyphenolic compounds classified as chalcones isoflavanoids flavones and flavonols have not been previously reported in both species. The methanolic extracts of both species yielded a higher content of antioxidants with S. crispus offering a richer source of dietary antioxidants as compared to C. nutans. However further study is needed to identify their bioactivities in relation to their bioactive components.

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Item Type: Article
AGROVOC Term: Acanthaceae
AGROVOC Term: Medicinal plants
AGROVOC Term: Polyphenols
AGROVOC Term: Antioxidants
AGROVOC Term: Plant extracts
AGROVOC Term: Chemical composition
AGROVOC Term: High performance liquid chromatography
AGROVOC Term: Mass spectrometry
AGROVOC Term: Analytical methods
AGROVOC Term: Leaves
Depositing User: Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9407

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