J Agric Food Chem. 2002 Aug 28;50(18):5042-7.

Antioxidant activities of phenolic, proanthocyanidin, and flavonoid components in extracts of Cassia fistula.

Luximon-Ramma A, Bahorun T, Soobrattee MA, Aruoma OI.

Source

Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Mauritius, Réduit, United Kingdom.

Abstract

Cassia fistula L., a semi-wild Indian Labernum, is widely cultivated in Mauritius as an ornamental tree for its beautiful bunches of yellow flowers and also used in traditional medicine for several indications. The total phenolic, proanthocyanidin, and flavonoid contents, and the antioxidant activities, of fresh vegetative and reproductive organs of Cassia fistula harvested at different stages of growth were determined using the Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) and ferric-reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assays. The antioxidant activities were strongly correlated with total phenols (TEAC r = 0.989; FRAP r = 0.951) in all organs studied, and with proanthocyanidins (TEAC r = 0.980; FRAP r = 0.899) in reproductive organs including fruits. The antioxidant activities of reproductive parts were higher than those of the vegetative organs, with the pods having highest total phenolic, proanthocyanidin, and flavonoid contents and antioxidant potentials (TEAC = 992 +/- 0.4 micromol/g dry weight; FRAP = 811 +/- 23 micromol/g dry weight).

PMID:: 12188605; [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

LinkOut - more resources

Full Text Sources

Other Literature Sources

COS Scholar Universe

Medical

Antioxidants - MedlinePlus Health Information

Supplemental Content

Save items

Related citations in PubMed

Phenolic constituents and antioxidant capacities of Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) callus extracts. [Nahrung. 2003]
Phenolic constituents and antioxidant capacities of Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) callus extracts.
Bahorun T, Aumjaud E, Ramphul H, Rycha M, Luximon-Ramma A, Trotin F, Aruoma OI. Nahrung. 2003 Jun; 47(3):191-8.
Assessment of the polyphenolic composition of the organic extracts of Mauritian black teas: a potential contributor to their antioxidant functions. [Biofactors. 2006]
Assessment of the polyphenolic composition of the organic extracts of Mauritian black teas: a potential contributor to their antioxidant functions.
Luximon-Ramma A, Neergheen VS, Bahorun T, Crozier A, Zbarsky V, Datla KP, Dexter DT, Aruoma OI. Biofactors. 2006; 27(1-4):79-91.
Effects of extraction methods on phenolic contents and antioxidant activity in aerial parts of Potentilla atrosanguinea Lodd. and quantification of its phenolic constituents by RP-HPLC. [J Agric Food Chem. 2008]
Effects of extraction methods on phenolic contents and antioxidant activity in aerial parts of Potentilla atrosanguinea Lodd. and quantification of its phenolic constituents by RP-HPLC.
Kalia K, Sharma K, Singh HP, Singh B. J Agric Food Chem. 2008 Nov 12; 56(21):10129-34. Epub 2008 Oct 9.
Review Antioxidant capacity and polyphenolic components of teas: implications for altering in vivo antioxidant status. [Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1999]
Review Antioxidant capacity and polyphenolic components of teas: implications for altering in vivo antioxidant status.
Prior RL, Cao G. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1999 Apr; 220(4):255-61.
Review Antioxidant activities, total phenolics and flavonoids content in two varieties of Malaysia young ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe). [Molecules. 2010]
Review Antioxidant activities, total phenolics and flavonoids content in two varieties of Malaysia young ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe).
Ghasemzadeh A, Jaafar HZ, Rahmat A. Molecules. 2010 Jun 14; 15(6):4324-33. Epub 2010 Jun 14.

See reviews... See all...

Cited by 6 PubMed Central articles

Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Dioscorea bulbifera tuber extract and evaluation of its synergistic potential in combination with antimicrobial agents. [Int J Nanomedicine. 2012]
Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Dioscorea bulbifera tuber extract and evaluation of its synergistic potential in combination with antimicrobial agents.
Ghosh S, Patil S, Ahire M, Kitture R, Kale S, Pardesi K, Cameotra SS, Bellare J, Dhavale DD, Jabgunde A, et al. Int J Nanomedicine. 2012; 7:483-96. Epub 2012 Feb 1.
Involvement of Nitrogen on Flavonoids, Glutathione, Anthocyanin, Ascorbic Acid and Antioxidant Activities of Malaysian Medicinal Plant Labisia pumila Blume (Kacip Fatimah). [Int J Mol Sci. 2012]
Involvement of Nitrogen on Flavonoids, Glutathione, Anthocyanin, Ascorbic Acid and Antioxidant Activities of Malaysian Medicinal Plant Labisia pumila Blume (Kacip Fatimah).
Ibrahim MH, Jaafar HZ, Rahmat A, Rahman ZA. Int J Mol Sci. 2012; 13(1):393-408. Epub 2011 Dec 29.
Evaluation of Abelmoschus moschatus extracts for antioxidant, free radical scavenging, antimicrobial and antiproliferative activities using in vitro assays. [BMC Complement Altern Med. 2011]
Evaluation of Abelmoschus moschatus extracts for antioxidant, free radical scavenging, antimicrobial and antiproliferative activities using in vitro assays.
Gul MZ, Bhakshu LM, Ahmad F, Kondapi AK, Qureshi IA, Ghazi IA. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2011 Aug 17; 11:64. Epub 2011 Aug 17.

See all...

Related information

Related Citations
Calculated set of PubMed citations closely related to the selected article(s) retrieved using a word weight algorithm. Related articles are displayed in ranked order from most to least relevant, with the “linked from” citation displayed first.
Compound (MeSH Keyword)
PubChem chemical compound records that are classified under the same Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) controlled vocabulary as the current articles.
Substance (MeSH Keyword)
PubChem chemical substance (submitted) records that are classified under the same Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) controlled vocabulary as the current articles.
Cited in PMC
Full-text articles in the PubMed Central Database that cite the current articles.

Recent activity

Clear Turn Off Turn On

Antioxidant activities of phenolic, proanthocyanidin, and flavonoid components i...
Antioxidant activities of phenolic, proanthocyanidin, and flavonoid components in extracts of Cassia fistula.
J Agric Food Chem. 2002 Aug 28 ;50(18):5042-7.

PubMed
Microbial cycling of volatile organic sulfur compounds in anoxic environments.
Microbial cycling of volatile organic sulfur compounds in anoxic environments.
Water Sci Technol. 2002 ;45(10):55-60.

PubMed
What is a 'planned' pregnancy? Empirical data from a British study.
What is a 'planned' pregnancy? Empirical data from a British study.
Soc Sci Med. 2002 Aug ;55(4):545-57.

PubMed
Do Internet-based support interventions change perceptions of social support?: A...
Do Internet-based support interventions change perceptions of social support?: An experimental trial of approaches for supporting diabetes self-management.
Am J Community Psychol. 2002 Oct ;30(5):637-54.

PubMed
Mechanism of the thermogenic effect of Metabolite 2 (BTS 54 505), a major pharma...
Mechanism of the thermogenic effect of Metabolite 2 (BTS 54 505), a major pharmacologically active metabolite of the novel anti-obesity drug, sibutramine.
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2002 Sep ;26(9):1245-53.

PubMed

Your browsing activity is empty.

Activity recording is turned off.

Turn recording back on

PubMed

Result Filters

Display Settings:

Send to:

Antioxidant activities of phenolic, proanthocyanidin, and flavonoid components in extracts of Cassia fistula.

Source

Abstract

Publication Types, MeSH Terms, Substances

Publication Types

MeSH Terms

Substances

LinkOut - more resources

Full Text Sources

Other Literature Sources

Medical

Supplemental Content

Save items

Related citations in PubMed

Cited by 6 PubMed Central articles

Related information

Recent activity

Simple NCBI Directory

Getting Started

Resources

Popular

Featured

NCBI Information