University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Victor Babes”, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department I Timisoara, Romania
Research Article
A Comparative Study on Antioxidant and Enzyme Inhibitory Activities of Spartium junceum L.
Author(s): Andrei Felicia, Dragomirescu Anca
Spartium junceum L., a Fabaceae plant, is commonly known as “Spanish broom” and cultivated in the Mediterranean regions. It is used in various area in different part of the world. This study aims to investigate the chemical profile, antioxidant and different enzyme inhibitory activities (acetylcholinesterase, butyrylcholinesterase, α-glucosidase, α-amylase, and tyrosinase) of methanol, ethanol (70%) and aqueous extracts obtained from flowers and stems of S. junceum. Also, the phenolic composition of different extracts was analyzed by HPLC-DAD. Aqueous extract of stems showed the highest (63.94 mg GAE/g) phenolic content, it was followed by stem methanol extract (60.45 mg GAE/g), while aqueous extract of stems contained the highest (61.33 mg QE/g) flavonoid content, it was followed by stem methanol and ethanol extracts (39.81 mg GAE/g and 38.89 mg GAE/g, respect.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2329-6836.10.5.01-05