Antioxidant activity of phenolics in leaves of three red pepper (Capsicum annuum) cultivars

J Agric Food Chem. 2014 Jan 29;62(4):850-9. doi: 10.1021/jf403006c. Epub 2014 Jan 16.

Abstract

The antioxidant properties and phenolic profiles were first investigated in this paper on the leaves of three red pepper cultivars, Blackcuban (BCPL), Hongjinju (HPL), and Yeokgang-hongjanggun (YHPL). Of the ethanol extract of the three cultivars, BCPL showed potent antioxidant activities against the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH) and the 2,2-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radical. Nine antioxidative compounds from the red pepper leaves were isolated and identified as one polyamine phenolic conjugate, N-caffeoylputrescine (1); three chlorogenic acid derivatives, 5-O-caffeoylquinic acid (2), 5-O-caffeoylquinic acid methyl ester (4), and 5-O-caffeoylquinic acid butyl ester (9); one anthocyanin, delphinidin-3-[4-trans-coumaroyl-l-rhamnosyl(1→6)glucopyranoside]-5-O-glucopyranoside (3); and four flavone glycosides, luteolin-7-O-apiofuranosyl(1→2)glucopyranoside (5), luteolin-7-O-glucopyranoside (6), apigenin 7-O-apiofuranosyl(1→2)glucopyranoside (7), apigenin-7-O-glucopyranoside (8). 1 and 3 had the greatest potential for radical-scavenging activity and HepG2 cells protecting effect against oxidative stress. BCPL exhibited the highest content of 1 and 3. Of the three cultivars BCPL may be considered a good source of antioxidants.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anthocyanins / isolation & purification
  • Anthocyanins / pharmacology
  • Antioxidants / analysis*
  • Antioxidants / isolation & purification
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology
  • Capsicum / chemistry*
  • Hep G2 Cells
  • Humans
  • Oxidative Stress / drug effects
  • Phenols / analysis*
  • Phenols / pharmacology
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry*
  • Species Specificity
  • tert-Butylhydroperoxide / pharmacology

Substances

  • Anthocyanins
  • Antioxidants
  • Phenols
  • Plant Extracts
  • tert-Butylhydroperoxide