Antioxidant capacity and phenolic contents of some Mediterranean medicinal plants and their potential role in the inhibition of cyclooxygenase-1 and acetylcholinesterase activities

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 53, Issue , 2014, Pages 6-15

  Amessis Ouchemoukh, Nadia ^a   Madani, Khodir ^a   Falé, Pedro L V ^b   Serralheiro, M Luisa ^b   Araújo, Maria Eduarda M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEJAIA   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Antioxidant activities; Cyclooxygenase 1; Medicinal plants; Phenolic compounds

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; CYCLOOXYGENASE-1; MEDICINAL PLANTS; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS;

AGENTS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESSENTIAL OILS; FLAVONOIDS; FREE RADICALS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; NITRIC OXIDE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANTIOXIDANT; BIOASSAY; CHELATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FREE RADICAL; FRUIT; LEAF; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHENOL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84891071486     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2013.12.008     Document Type: Article

References (49)

1. Adedapo A.A., Jimoh F.O., Koduru S., Afolayan A.J., Masika P.J. Antibacterial and antioxidant properties of the methanol extracts of the leaves and stems of Calpurnia aurea. BMC Complement. Altern. Med. 2008, 8(53):1-8.
2. Adewusi E.A., Moodley N., Steenkamp V. Antioxidant and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of selected southern African medicinal plants. S. Afr. J. Bot. 2011, 77:638-644.
3. Aidi Wannes W., Mhamdi B., Sriti J., Ben Jemia M., Ouchikh O., Hamdaoui G., Kchouk M., Marzouk B. Antioxidant activities of the essential oils and methanol extracts from myrtle (Myrtus communis var. italica L.) leaf, stem and flower. Food Chem. Toxicol. 2010, 48:1362-1370.
4. Amarowicz R., Estrella I., Teresa H., Robredo S., Troszyńska A., Kosińska A., Pegg R.B. Free radical-scavenging capacity, antioxidant activity, and phenolic composition of green lentil (Lens culinaris). Food Chem. 2010, 121:705-711.
5. Amarowicz R., Pegg R.B., Rahimi-Moghaddam P., Barl B., Weil J.A. Free radical-scavenging capacity, antioxidant activity of selected plant species from the Canadian prairies. Food Chem. 2004, 84:551-562.
6. Berrougui H., Isabelle M., Cherki M., Khalil A. Marrubium vulgare extract inhibits human-LDL oxidation and enhances HDL-mediated cholesterol efflux in THP-1 macrophage. Life Sci. 2006, 80:105-112.
7. Cakir A. Essential oil and fatty acid composition of the fruits of Hippophae rhamnoides L. (Sea Buckthorn) and Myrtus communis L. from Turkey. Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 2004, 32:809-816.
8. Carter P. Spectrophotometric determination of serum iron at the submicrogram level with a new reagent (ferrozine). Anal. Biochem. 1971, 40:405-458.
9. Chryssavgi G., Vassiliki P., Athanasios M., Kibouris T., Michael K. Essential oil composition of Pistacia lentiscus L. and Myrtus communis L.: evaluation of antioxidant capacity of methanolic extracts. Food Chem. 2008, 107:1120-1130.
10. Copeland R.A., Williams J.M., Giannaras J., Nurnberg S., Covington M., Pinto D., Pick S., Trzaskos J.M. Mechanism of selective inhibition of the inducible isoform of prostaglandin G/H synthase. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 1994, 91:11202-11206.
11. Dannhardt G., Kiefer W., Krämer G., Maehrlein S., Nowe U., Fiebich B. The pyrrole moiety as a template for Cox-1/Cox-2 inhibitors. Eur. J. Med. Chem. 2000, 35:499-510.
12. Dastmalchi K., Damien Dorman H.J., Oinonen P.P., Darwis Y., Laakso I., Hiltunen R. Chemical composition and in vitro antioxidative activity of a lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) extract. LWT 2008, 41:391-400.
13. Djeridane A., Yousfi M., Brunel J.M., Stocker P. Isolation and characterization of a new steroid derivative as a powerful antioxidant from Cleome arabica in screening the in vitro antioxidant capacity of 18 Algerian medicinal plants. Food Chem. Toxicol. 2010, 48:2599-2606.
14. Djeridane A., Yousfi M., Nadjemi B., Boutassouna D., Stocker P., Vidal N. Antioxidant activity of some Algerian medicinal plants extracts containing phenolic compounds. Food Chem. 2006, 97:654-660.
15. Dussossoy E., Brat P., Bony E., Boudard F., Poucheret P., Mertz C., Giaimis J., Michel A. Characterization, anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory effects of Costa Rican noni juice (Morinda citrifolia L.). J. Ethnopharmacol. 2011, 133:108-115.
16. Es-Safi N., Khlifi S., Kolimann A., Kerhoas L., El-Abbouyi A., Ducrot P.H. Iridoid glucosides from the aerial parts of Globularia alypum L. (Globulariaceae). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 2006, 54(1):85-88.
17. Fawole O.A., Amoo S.O., Ndhlala A.R., Light M.E., Finnie J.F., Van Staden J. Anti-inflammatory, anticholinesterase, antioxidant and phytochemical properties of medicinal plants used for pain-related ailments in South Africa. J. Ethnopharmacol. 2010, 127:235-241.
18. Fawole O.A., Ndhlala A.R., Amoo S.O., Finnie J.F., Van Staden J. Anti-inflammatory and phytochemical properties of twelve medicinal plants used for treating gastro-intestinal ailments in South Africa. J. Ethnopharmacol. 2009, 123:237-243.
19. Ferreira A., Proença C., Serralheiro M.L.M., Araújo M.E.M. The in vitro screening for acetylcholinesterase inhibition and antioxidant activity of medicinal plants from Portugal. J. Ethnopharmacol. 2006, 108:31-37.
20. Fiorucci S., Meli R., Bucci M., Cirino G. Dual inhibitors of cyclooxygenase and 5-lipoxygenase. A new avenue in anti-inflammatory therapy?. Biol. Pharmacol. 2001, 62:1433-1438.
21. Fratianni F., Tucci M., De Palma M., Pepe R., Nazzaro F. Polyphenolic composition in different parts of some cultivars of globe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus L. var. scolymus (L.) Fiori). Food Chem. 2007, 104:1282-1286.
22. Galvez C.J., Martin-Cordero P., Houghton A.M. Antioxidant activity of methanol extracts obtained from Plantago species. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2005, 53:1927-1933.
23. Gibson G.E., Huang H.M. Oxidative stress in Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiol. Aging 2005, 26:575-578.
24. Gierse J., Nickols M., Leahy K., Warner J., Zhang Y., Cortes-Burgos L., Carter J., Seibert K., Masferrer J. Evaluation of Cox-1/Cox-2 selectivity and potency of a new class of Cox-2 inhibitors. Eur. J. Pharmacol. 2008, 588:93-98.
25. Hagerman A.E., Butler L.G. Protein precipitation method for the quantitative determination of tannins. J. Agric. Food Chem. 1978, 26(4):809-812.
26. Heinrich M., Teoh H.L. Galanthamine from snowdrop - the development of a modern drug against Alzheimer's disease from local Caucasian knowledge. J. Ethnopharmacol. 2004, 92:147-162.
27. Hernandez M.F., Falé P.L.V., Araújo M.E.M., Serralheiro M.L.M. Acetylcholinesterase inhibition and antioxidant activity of the water extracts of several Hypericum species. Food Chem. 2010, 120:1076-1082.
28. Hostettmann K., Borloz A., Urbain A., Marston A. Natural product inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase. Curr. Org. Chem. 2006, 10:825-847.
29. Huang D.J., Lin C.D., Chen H.J., Lin Y.H. Antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam 'Tainong 57') constituents. Bot. Bull. Acad. Sin. 2004, 45:179-186.
30. Katalinic V., Milos M., Kulisic T., Jukic M. Screening of 70 medicinal plant extracts for antioxidant capacity and total phenols. Food Chem. 2006, 94:550-557.
31. Khadri A., Neffati M., Smiti S., Falé P., Lino A.R.L., Serralheiro M.L.M., Araújo M.E.M. Antioxidant, antiacetylcholinesterase and antimicrobial activities of Cymbopogon schoenanthus L. Spreng (lemon grass) from Tunisia. LWT Food Sci. Technol. 2010, 43:331-336.
32. Loïzzo M.R., Tundis R., Conforti F., Menichini F., Bonesi M., Nadjafi F., Giuseppe Frega N., Menichini F. Salvia leriifolia Benth (Lamiaceae) extract demonstrates in vitro antioxidant properties and cholinesterase inhibitory activity. Nutr. Res. 2010, 30:823-830.
33. Maksimovic Z., Malencic D., Kovacevic N. Polyphenol contents and antioxidant activity of Maydis stigma extracts. Bioresour. Technol. 2005, 96:873-877.
34. Mukherjee P.K., Kumar V., Mal M., Houghton P.J. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors from plants. Phytomedicine 2007, 14:289-300.
35. Orhan I., Sener B., Choudhary M.I., Khalid A. Acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of some Turkish medicinal plants. J. Ethnopharmacol. 2004, 91:57-60.
36. Orhan I., Şenol F.S., Gülpinar A.R., Kartal M., Şekeroglu N., Deveci M., Kan Y., Şener B. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory and antioxidant properties of Cyclotrichium niveum, Thymus praecox subsp. caucasicus var. caucasicus, Echinacea purpurea and E. pallida. Food Chem. Toxicol. 2009, 47:1304-1310.
37. Ozsoy N., Can A., Yanardag R., Akev N. Antioxidant activity of Smilax excels L. leaf extracts. Food Chem. 2008, 110:571-583.
38. Quezel P., Santa S. Nouvelle flore de l'Algérie et des régions désertiques et méridionales 1963, Tome II:611-1170. Edition CNRS, Paris.
39. Rapisarda P., Tomaino A., Lo Cascio R., Bonina F., De Pasquale A., Saija A. Antioxidant effectiveness as influenced by phenolic content of fresh orange juices. J. Agric. Food Chem. 1999, 47:4718-4723.
40. Rodríguez-Pérez C., Quirantes-Piné R., Amessis-Ouchemoukh N., Madani K., Segura-Carretero A., Fernández-Gutierrez A. A metabolite-profiling approach allows the identification of new compounds from Pistacia lentiscus leaves. J. Pharm. Biomed. Anal. 2013, 77:167-174.
41. Romani A., Pinelli P., Galardi C., Mulinacci N., Tattini M. Identification and quantification of galloyl derivatives, flavonoid glycosides and anthocyanins in leaves of Pistacia lentiscus L. Phytochem. Anal. 2002, 13(2):79-86.
42. Sahpaz S., Garbacki N., Tits M., Bailleul F. Isolation and pharmacological activity of phenylpropanoid esters from Marrubium vulgare. J. Ethnopharmacol. 2002, 79:389-392.
43. Schulz V. Ginkgo extract or cholinesterase inhibitors in patients with dementia: what clinical trial and guidelines fail to consider. Phytomedicine 2003, 10:74-79.
44. Shyu Y.S., Lin J.T., Chang Y.T., Chiang C.J., Yang D.J. Evaluation of antioxidant ability of ethanolic extract from dill (Anethum graveolens L.) flower. Food Chem. 2009, 115:515-521.
45. Singleton V.L., Rossi J.A. Colorimetry of total phenolics with phosphomolybdic-phosphotungstic acids reagents. Am. J. Enol. Vitic. 1965, 16:144-158.
46. Taskova R.M., Gotfredsen C.H., Jensen R.S. Chemotaxonomy of Veroniceae and its allies in the Plantaginaceae. Phytochemistry 2006, 67:286-301.
47. Ulbrich H., Fiebich B., Dannhardt G. Cyclooxygenase-1/2 (Cox-1/Cox-2) and 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) inhibitors of the 6,7-diaryl-2,3-1H-dihydropyrrolizine type. Eur. J. Med. Chem. 2002, 37:953-959.
48. Velioglu Y.S., Mazza G., Gao L., Oomah B.D. Antioxidant activity and total phenolics in selected fruits, vegetables, and grain products. J. Agric. Food Chem. 1998, 46:4113-4117.
49. Vonkeman H.E., van de Laar M.A.F.J. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: adverse effects and their prevention. Semin. Arthritis Rheum. 2010, 39:294-312.