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Evaluation of in vitro enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant properites of leaf extract from Alpinia Purpurata (Vieill.) K. Schum.

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Objective

To evaluate the enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants of leaf extract from Alpinia purpurata.

Methods

One gram of fresh leaf of Alpinia purpurata was grinded in 2 mL of 50% ethanol and centrifuged at 10,000×g at 4°C for 10 min. The supernatant obtained was used within 4 h for various enzymatic antioxidants assays like superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione S-transferase (GST), ascorbate oxidase, peroxidase, polyphenol oxidase (PPO) and non-enzymatic antioxidants such as vitamin C, total reduced glutathione (TRG) and lipid peroxidation (LPO).

Results

The leaf extract of Alpinia purpurata possess antioxidants like vitamin C 472.92±6.80 μg/mg protein, GST 372.11±5.70 μmol of 1-chloro 2,4 dinitrobenzene (CDNB)-reduced glutathione (GSH) conjugate formed/min/mg protein, GPx 281.69±6.43 μg of glutathione oxidized/min/mg protein, peroxidases 173.12±9.40 μmol/g tissue, TRG 75.27±3.55 μg/mg protein, SOD 58.03±2.11 U/mg protein, CAT 46.70±2.35 μmol of H2O2 consumed/min/mg protein in high amount whereas ascorbate oxidase 17.41±2.46 U/g tissue, LPO 2.71±0.14 nmol/L of malondialdehyde formed/min/mg protein and PPO 1.14±0.11 μmol/g tissue in moderate amount.

Conclusion

Alpinia purpurata has the potential to scavenge the free radicals and protect against oxidative stress causing diseases. In future, Alpinia purpurata may serve as a good pharmacotherapeutic agent.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, Karpagam University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, 641021

    Chinthamony Arul Raj, Paramasivam Ragavendran, Dominic Sophia & Velliyur Kanniappan Gopalakrishnan

  2. Department of Bioinformatics, Karpagam University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, 641021

    Thangarajan Starlin & Velliyur Kanniappan Gopalakrishnan

  3. Department of Biochemistry, Sree Narayana Guru College of Arts and Science, KG. Chavadi, Coimbator, Tamil Nadu, 641021, India

    Muthian Ahalliya Rathi & Velliyur Kanniappan Gopalakrishnan

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Raj, C.A., Ragavendran, P., Sophia, D. et al. Evaluation of in vitro enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant properites of leaf extract from Alpinia Purpurata (Vieill.) K. Schum.. Chin. J. Integr. Med. 22, 691–695 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-014-1762-1

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