title: Effects of Rhus coriaria L (Anacardiaceae) on lipid peroxidation and free radical scavenging activity.
abstract: In order to evaluate the antioxidant potential of Rhus coriaria L. (Anacardiaceae), a well-known spice, the methanolic extract (water-soluble part) was prepared and investigated using free radical-generating systems in vitro. The IC(50) value of the extract for lipid peroxidation was estimated as 1200 microg/mL in the Fe(+2)-ascorbate system while those for superoxide-scavenging activity in the xanthine-xanthine oxidase method and hydroxyl radical scavenging activity in the deoxyribose decomposition method were 282.92 microg/mL and 3850 microg/mL, respectively. These data suggest that the methanolic extracts of Rhus coriaria L. fruits have considerable antioxidant activity against free radicals and lipid peroxidation in vitro, a fact that may encourage in vivo studies.
authors.affiliation: University of Cumhuriyet, Faculty of Science and Art, Department of Chemistry, Sivas, Turkey. Candan@cumhuriyet.edu.tr
authors.forename: Ferda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Candan
authors.forename: Atalay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sökmen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical / Q000737:chemistry; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D051381:Rats; D029045:Rhus; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D010936:Plant Extracts; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical