Antioxidant capacity of Euphorbia retusa extracts

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J Pharm Pharmacogn Res 7(5): 356-366, 2019. Original Article | Artículo Original In vitro antioxidant capacity of Euphorbia retusa Forssk. from Algerian desert [Capacidad antioxidante in vitro de Euphorbia retusa Forssk. proveniente del desierto argelino] Selwa Lahmadi1,2*, Mohamed Belhamra1, Samira Karoune2, Mohamed Seif Allah Kechebar2, Chawki Bensouici3, Imad Kashi3, Ouahiba Mizab2, Riadh Ksouri4 1Laboratoire de Diversité des Ecosystèmes et … Continue reading Antioxidant capacity of Euphorbia retusa extracts

J Pharm Pharmacogn Res 7(5): 356-366, 2019.

Original Article | Artículo Original

In vitro antioxidant capacity of Euphorbia retusa Forssk. from Algerian desert

[Capacidad antioxidante in vitro de Euphorbia retusa Forssk. proveniente del desierto argelino]

Selwa Lahmadi1,2*, Mohamed Belhamra1, Samira Karoune2, Mohamed Seif Allah Kechebar2, Chawki Bensouici3, Imad Kashi3, Ouahiba Mizab2, Riadh Ksouri4

1Laboratoire de Diversité des Ecosystèmes et Dynamiques des Systèmes de Production Agricoles en Zones Arides, Dépt d’Agronomie, Université Mohamed Khider, Biskra 07000, Algeria.
2Centre de Recherche Scientifique et Technique sur les Régions Arides, Campus Universitaire, BP 1682 R.P., Biskra 07000, Algeria.
3Centre de Recherche en Biotechnologie, Ali Mendjli Nouvelle Ville UV 03, Constantine 25000, Algeria.
4Laboratoire des Plantes aromatiques et médicinales, Centre de Biotechnologie de Borj-Cédria, BP 901, Hammam-Lif 2050, Tunisia.
Abstract

Context: Euphorbia retusa Forssk. is a medicinal plant, which traditionally is used in Algerian Sahara for treatment of infantile eczema, warts and trichiasis.

Aims: To evaluate phenolic composition and antioxidant capacity of methanolic extracts from stems, leaves and seeds of Euphorbia retusa.

Methods: Total phenolic and flavonoids were analyzed by Folin-Ciocalteu and aluminum chloride assays, respectively using gallic acid (GA) and quercetin (Q) as standard compounds. Antioxidant capacity was studied in vitro by using DPPH and ABTS cation radical scavenging, cupric-reducing antioxidant capacity (CUPRAC) and reducing power assays, followed by identification of phenolic compounds of seeds by mean of high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC-DAD).

Results: Methanolic extracts of E. retusa seeds had the highest total phenolic and flavonoid contents with 315.50 ± 1.41 µg GA equivalent/mg dry extract and 91.83 ± 8.18 µg Q equivalent/mg dry extract, respectively. Identification of phenolic compounds from seeds revealed that epigallocatechin 3-O- gallate was the major flavonoid. This organ showed the highest activity in the assays of DPPH (IC50 = 7.20 ± 0.25 µg/mL), ABTS (IC50 < 6.25 µg/mL), CUPRAC (A0.5 = 10.64 ± 0.99 µg/mL) and reducing power (A0.5 = 11.84 ± 1.72 µg/mL).

Conclusions: Euphorbia retusa seeds have an antioxidant capacity that could be useful in pharmacological and medicinal fields

Keywords: antioxidant; Euphorbia retusa; HPLC-DAD; phenolics.

Resumen

Contexto: Euphorbia retusa Forssk. es una planta medicinal que tradicionalmente se utiliza en el Sahara argelino para el tratamiento del eccema infantil, verrugas y triquiasis.

Objetivos: Evaluar la composición fenólica y la capacidad antioxidante de los extractos metanólicos de tallos, hojas y semillas de Euphorbia retusa.

Métodos: Los compuestos fenólicos y flavonoides totales se analizaron mediante ensayos de Folin-Ciocalteu y cloruro de aluminio, respectivamente, utilizando ácido gálico (GA) y quercetina (Q) como compuestos estándares. La capacidad antioxidante se estudió in vitro mediante la eliminación de radicales catiónicos DPPH y ABTS, los ensayos de capacidad antioxidante reductora cúprica (CUPRAC) y de potencia reductora, seguido de la identificación de compuestos fenólicos de semillas mediante cromatografía líquida de alta resolución (HPLC-DAD).

Resultados: Los extractos metanólicos de las semillas de E. retusa tuvieron los contenidos más altos de fenoles y flavonoides totales con 315.50 ± 1.41 µg de GA equivalente/mg de extracto seco y 91.83 ± 8.18 µg de Q equivalente/mg de extracto seco, respectivamente. La identificación de compuestos fenólicos a partir de semillas reveló que la epigalocatequina 3-O-galato fue el principal flavonoide. Este órgano mostró la mayor capacidad antioxidante en los ensayos DPPH (IC50 = 7.20 ± 0.25 µg/mL), ABTS (IC50<6.25 µg/mL), CUPRAC (A0.5 = 10.64 ± 0.99 µg/mL) y poder reductor (A0.5 = 11.84 ± 1.72 µg/mL.

Conclusiones: Las semillas de Euphorbia retusa tienen una capacidad antioxidante que podría ser útil en farmacología y medicina

Palabras Clave: antioxidante; Euphorbia retusa; HPLC-DAD; fenoles.

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Citation Format: Lahmadi S, Belhamra M, Karoune S, Kechebar MSA, Bensouici C, Kashi I, Mizab W, Ksouri R (2019) In vitro antioxidant capacity of Euphorbia retusa Forssk. from Algerian desert. J Pharm Pharmacogn Res 7(5): 356–366.

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