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Phytochemical Investigation and Antioxidant Activity of Globularia alypum L.

Journal

MOLECULES
Volume 26, Issue 3, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules26030759

Keywords

Globularia alypum L; HPLC-DAD; ESI-MS; GC-MS; phenolic compounds; flavonoids; antioxidant activity

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  1. Antonio Imbesi Foundation of the University of Messina

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The study investigated the chemical composition and antioxidant properties of leaf extracts from Globularia alypum L. from Morocco. The ethyl acetate extract showed higher phenolic and flavonoid contents, as well as stronger antioxidant activity compared to the chloroform extract. This plant serves as a rich source of natural antioxidants.
The Moroccan flora is rich in medicinal plants that are commonly used in folk medicine for the treatment of various diseases. The present study was designed to investigate the total phenolic and flavonoid contents, as well as the antioxidant properties of leaves extracts from Globularia alypum L. colected from the Taza region in northeast Morocco. Additionally, the individual phenolics and volatiles of the extracts were also evaluated. The organic extracts of this plant were obtained by Soxhlet extraction using two different solvents, namely ethyl acetate and chloroform. The antioxidant capacity of leaves extracts was measured using DPPH, ABTS and FRAP assays; the phenolic profile was determined by HPLC-DAD/ESI-MS analysis, whereas the volatile composition was elucidated by GC-MS. The ethyl acetate extract analysis showed a total of 20 phenolic compounds and the determination of phenolic contents showed a significant value of 56.5 +/- 0.61 mu g GAE/mg of extract in comparison with the chloroform extract (18.9 +/- 0.48 mu g GAE/mg of extract). Also, the determination of the flavonoid contents revealed that the ethyl acetate extract contained the highest value (30.2 +/- 0.55 mu g CE/mg of extract) in comparison with the chloroform extract (18.0 +/- 0.36 mu g CE/mg of extract). Concerning the antioxidant properties, interesting values were attained for the ethyl acetate extract which exhibited higher antioxidant activity, namely IC50 = 12.3 +/- 3.83 mu g/mL and IC50 = 37.0 +/- 2.45 mu g/mL for the DPPH and ABTS assays, respectively, whereas a value of 531.1 +/- 17.08 (mg AAE/g DW) was obtained for the FRAP assay. Concerning the volatile profile, a total of 73 compounds were positively detected and among them n-hexadecanoic acid (13.5%) was the most abundant one. The results achieved confirm the important role of this plant as a source of natural antioxidants.

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