Tannins from Canarium album with potent antioxidant activity

J Zhejiang Univ Sci B. 2008 May;9(5):407-15. doi: 10.1631/jzus.B0820002.

Abstract

The contents of total phenolics and extractable condensed tannins in the leaves, twigs and stem bark of Canarium album were determined. The structural heterogeneity of condensed tannins from stem bark was characterized by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analyses. The results show the predominance of signals representative of procyanidins and prodelphinidins. In addition, epicatechin and epigallocatechin polymers with galloylated procyanidin or prodelphinidin were also observed. The tannins were screened for their potential antioxidant activities using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and ferric reducing/antioxidant power (FRAP) model systems. Tannins extracted from leaves, twigs and stem bark all showed a very good DPPH radical scavenging activity and ferric reducing power.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antioxidants / analysis*
  • Antioxidants / chemistry
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology
  • Burseraceae / chemistry*
  • Free Radical Scavengers / pharmacology
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
  • Tannins / analysis*
  • Tannins / chemistry
  • Tannins / pharmacology

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Free Radical Scavengers
  • Tannins