Antioxidant activity of Filipendula hexapetala flowers

Zoran Maksimović; Silvana Petrović; Milica Pavlović; Nada Kovacević; Jelena Kukić

doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2007.01.004

Antioxidant activity of Filipendula hexapetala flowers

Fitoterapia. 2007 Apr;78(3):265-7. doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2007.01.004. Epub 2007 Feb 7.

Authors

Zoran Maksimović¹, Silvana Petrović, Milica Pavlović, Nada Kovacević, Jelena Kukić

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 450, 11221 Belgrade, Serbia. zoran.maksimovic@pharmacy.bg.ac.yu

PMID: 17337331
DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2007.01.004

Abstract

The antioxidant activity of the methanol extract of Filipendula hexapetala flowers was assessed by the assay for ferric-reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), the assay for DPPH free radical scavenging ability (DPPH) and the assay for the influence of lipid peroxidation in liposomes, induced by Fe(2+)/ascorbate system and measured by the TBA test (LP). The activity of the investigated extract in all test-systems was found to be significant. The principal constituent responsible for the observed effects was isolated and identified as spiraeoside.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Antioxidants / administration & dosage
Antioxidants / pharmacology*
Antioxidants / therapeutic use
Biphenyl Compounds
Flowers
Free Radical Scavengers / administration & dosage
Free Radical Scavengers / pharmacology*
Free Radical Scavengers / therapeutic use
Humans
Lipid Peroxidation / drug effects
Phytotherapy*
Picrates / chemistry
Plant Extracts / administration & dosage
Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
Plant Extracts / therapeutic use
Rosaceae*

Substances

Antioxidants
Biphenyl Compounds
Free Radical Scavengers
Picrates
Plant Extracts
1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl