Antioxidant activity and constituents of extracts from the root of Garcinia multiflora
Jyh-Horng Wu · Yu-Tang Tung · Chiou-Fung Chyu Shih-Chang Chien · Sheng-Yang Wang Shang-Tzen Chang · Yueh-Hsiung Kuo
J Wood Sci © The Japan Wood Research Society 2008 DOI 10.1007/s10086-008-0961-9
Abstract
The methanolic extract of the root of Garcinia multifl ora and its derived soluble fractions, namely those soluble in ethyl acetate (EtOAc), n-butanol, and water, were screened for their antioxidant activities. Among them, the EtOAc-soluble fraction exhibited the highest scavenging activity against the 1,1-dipheny1–2-picrylhydrazyl radical, the highest superoxide radical scavenging activity, and the strongest reducing power. In addition, according to the bioactivity-guided isolation, 26 specifi c phytocompounds, including 3 aromatics, 3 benzophenones, 3 fl avonoids, 3 isocoumarins, 1 phloroglucinol, 6 steroids, and 7 xanthones, were isolated from the EtOAc-soluble fraction and identifi ed. Of these, 2,4,3′,4′-tetrahydroxy-6methoxybenzophenone and 1,3,6,7-tetrahydroxyxanthone were found to be the major bioactive constituents, present in the crude extract in concentrations of 3.9 and 15.6 mg/g, respectively. These two compounds had similar antioxidant activities to (+)-catechin, a well-known antioxidant.

3 November 2009
Categories: Journal . Tags: Antioxidant, Bioactivity-guided isolation, Garcinia multifl ora, Phytocompound, Reactive oxygen species . Author: esal . Comments: Leave a Comment