Abstract

Buglossoides purpureocaerulea is a little-known plant used in the folk tradition for the preparation of a decoction in Sud, Italy, where it is appreciated for its beneficial effects on liver diseases. These properties may be due to the presence of antioxidant compounds. This study presents the phenolic characterisation and the antioxidant activity (AA) of B. purpureocaerulea extracts obtained by decoction, ethanol infusion and ethanol and methanol macerations. Total phenols ranged between 69 and 100mgg(1)dry weight (DW). The main compounds were: rosmarinic acid, caffeic acid, lithospermic acid and salvianolic acid C. The extracts showed a good AA, particularly high for the decoction (142283 mu molTEg(1) DW; TE, Trolox equivalent) and ethanol maceration extract (214364 mu molTEg(1) DW) when determined by DPPH and ferric reducing antioxidant power test, respectively.

Autore Pugliese

• Miceli Antonio , De Bellis Luigi

Tutti gli autori

• Negro C. , De Bellis L. , Miceli A.

Titolo volume/Rivista

NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH

Anno di pubblicazione

2013

ISSN

1478-6419

ISBN

Non Disponibile

Numero di citazioni Wos

4

Ultimo Aggiornamento Citazioni

28/04/2018

Numero di citazioni Scopus

4

Ultimo Aggiornamento Citazioni

28/04/2018

Settori ERC

Non Disponibile

Codici ASJC

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