TY - JOUR
T1 - Variation in antioxidant activity of extracts of Acacia confusa of different ages
AU - Tung, Yu Tang
AU - Chang, Shang Tzen
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - The antioxidant activity of extracts of Acacia confusa of different ages has been evaluated. Ethanolic extracts of bark, twigs, branches (2- and 5 cm-diameter branch-bark, 2- and 5 cm-diameter branch-wood), and leaves of 15-, 25-, and 35-year-old A. confusa were examined. Results indicate that the ethanolic extracts of 5 cm-diameter branch-bark and bark of A. confusa exhibited stronger antioxidant activities, and higher phenolic and proanthocyanidin contents than the other plant parts. Furthermore, twig, 2 cm-diameter branch-wood, 2 cm-diameter branch-bark, and 5 cm-diameter branch-wood extracts of 35-year-old specimens showed better antioxidant activities and higher phenolic contents, followed by the 25- and 15-year-old specimens tested. This reveals that the composition of extracts and their differential antioxidant activities are dependent on the age of A. confusa. In addition, the total phenolic content of A. confusa ethanolic extracts has a high positive correlation with the DPPH free-radical scavenging activity (R2 = 0.83), superoxide radical-scavenging activity (R2 = 0.66), ferrous ion-chelating effect (R2 = 0.67), and reducing power (R2 = 0.92).
AB - The antioxidant activity of extracts of Acacia confusa of different ages has been evaluated. Ethanolic extracts of bark, twigs, branches (2- and 5 cm-diameter branch-bark, 2- and 5 cm-diameter branch-wood), and leaves of 15-, 25-, and 35-year-old A. confusa were examined. Results indicate that the ethanolic extracts of 5 cm-diameter branch-bark and bark of A. confusa exhibited stronger antioxidant activities, and higher phenolic and proanthocyanidin contents than the other plant parts. Furthermore, twig, 2 cm-diameter branch-wood, 2 cm-diameter branch-bark, and 5 cm-diameter branch-wood extracts of 35-year-old specimens showed better antioxidant activities and higher phenolic contents, followed by the 25- and 15-year-old specimens tested. This reveals that the composition of extracts and their differential antioxidant activities are dependent on the age of A. confusa. In addition, the total phenolic content of A. confusa ethanolic extracts has a high positive correlation with the DPPH free-radical scavenging activity (R2 = 0.83), superoxide radical-scavenging activity (R2 = 0.66), ferrous ion-chelating effect (R2 = 0.67), and reducing power (R2 = 0.92).
KW - Acacia confusa
KW - Antioxidant activity
KW - Different growth ages
KW - Phenolic content
KW - Proanthocyanidin content
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U2 - 10.1177/1934578x1000500118
DO - 10.1177/1934578x1000500118
M3 - Article
C2 - 20184025
AN - SCOPUS:77950471283
SN - 1934-578X
VL - 5
SP - 73
EP - 76
JO - Natural Product Communications
JF - Natural Product Communications
IS - 1
ER -