Antioxidant properties and phenolic composition of wood betony (Betonica officinalis L., syn. Stachys officinalis L.)

Irma Sliumpaite, Petras Rimantas Venskutonis*, Michael Murkovic, O. Ragzinskiene

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Abstract

Antioxidant properties and composition of phenolic active constituents in wood betony (Stachys officinalis) extracts, successively isolated with acetone and methanol, were studied by the batch and the on-line radical scavenging assays. The content of total phenolics was higher in acetone extract (the yield 5.6%) by 26% than in methanol extract (the yield 18.6%), however the latter extract was stronger radical scavenger in DPPHradical dot and ABTS+radical dot assays: 714 ± 83 μM vs 558 ± 33 μM trolox equivalents per g of dry extract. The main compounds possessing antioxidant activity in the extracts of woody betony assessed by the on-line HPLC–DPPHradical dot method and preliminary identified by HPLC/UV/MS and HPTLC analysis were chlorogenic acid, phenylethanoid glycosides and hydroxycinnamic acid derivative.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)715-722
JournalIndustrial Crops and Products
Volume50
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

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