Implications for degenerative disorders Antioxidative activity, total phenols, flavonoids, ascorbic acid, beta-carotene and alpha-tocopherol in Aloe vera

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Ozsoy N., Candoken E., Akev N.

OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY, cilt.2, sa.2, ss.99-106, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 2 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4161/oxim.2.2.8493
  • Dergi Adı: OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.99-106
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In order to demonstrate whether the known biological effects of Aloe vera (L.) Burm. fil. could correlate with the antioxidant activity of the plant, the antioxidant activity of the aqueous leaf extract was investigated. The present study demonstrated that the aqueous extract from A. vera leaves contained naturally occuring antioxidant components, including total phenols, flavonoids, ascorbic acid, beta-carotene and alpha-tocopherol. The extract exhibited inhibitory capacity against Fe3+/ascorbic acid induced phosphatidylcholine liposome oxidation, scavenged stable DPPH center dot, ABTS(center dot+) and superoxide anion radicals, and acted as reductant. In contrast, the leaf inner gel did not show any antioxidant activity. It was concluded that the known beneficial effects of Aloe vera could be attributed to its antioxidant activity and could be related to the presence of phenolic compounds and antioxidant vitamins.