Antioxidant activity of Litsea cubeba

Jae-Kwan Hwang; Eun-Mi Choi; Jong Hun Lee

doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2005.05.007

Antioxidant activity of Litsea cubeba

Fitoterapia. 2005 Dec;76(7-8):684-6. doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2005.05.007. Epub 2005 Oct 18.

Authors

Jae-Kwan Hwang¹, Eun-Mi Choi, Jong Hun Lee

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biotechnology and Bioproducts Research Center, Yonsei University, Sinchon-dong 134, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-749, Korea. jkhwang@yonsei.ac.kr

PMID: 16239077
DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2005.05.007

Abstract

The antioxidant activity of Litsea cubeba was studied in terms of three different assay systems: DPPH assay, peroxidase/guaiacol assay, and TBA test. The L. cubeba methanol extract and its fractions showed remarkable antioxidant activity in comparison with alpha-tocopherol and ascorbic acid.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Antioxidants / analysis
Antioxidants / pharmacology*
Litsea / chemistry*
Plant Bark / chemistry

Substances

Antioxidants