期刊
PLANTS-BASEL
卷 11, 期 8, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants11081077
关键词
superoxide anion; DPPH; antioxidant activity; secondary metabolites; lichens; NMR
资金
- Slovak Grant Agency KEGA [005UPJS-4/2020, 006UPJS-4/2020]
Free radicals are crucial in cellular chemical processes, but many synthetic antioxidants are known to be carcinogenic. Natural antioxidants without side effects are being sought, and lichens containing phenolic compounds may be suitable candidates. This study aims to compare the activity of metabolites involved in radical scavenging using micromolar concentration calculations.
Free radicals play a critical role in the chemical processes that occur in all cells. Pharmaceutical companies manufacture a variety of synthetically prepared antioxidants, but it is known that many of these can be carcinogenic. As a result, efforts are being made to find natural antioxidants that do not have these side effects. Lichens may be suitable candidates because they contain secondary metabolites with proven antioxidant properties. This could be explained by the presence of compounds with phenolic groups in lichens. The radical scavenging reaction is a chemical reaction governed by stoichiometry, and our aim is to determine the efficacy of these reactions. The aim of this study is to compare metabolite activity based on the same amount of substance involved in radical scavenging, calculated in micromoles rather than weight concentration. This provides an accurate way of comparing radical scavenging activity. We tested superoxide anion scavenging activity and free radical scavenging activity of isolated lichen secondary metabolites and their mixtures in different ratios. The following compounds were isolated and tested for antioxidant activity: gyrophoric acid (Umbilicaria hirsuta), evernic acid (Evernia prunastri), physodic acid, 3-hydroxyphysodic acid, physodalic acid and atranorin (Hypogymnia physodes), and usnic acid (as a synthetic compound). Of all the tested compounds, 3-hydroxyphysodic acid, as well as mixtures containing this metabolite, showed the strongest scavenging activity. The results also demonstrated that calculation by amount of substance leads to a new consideration of antioxidant activity.
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