title: Comparison of antioxidant activity and phenolic content of three lichen species.
abstract: The antioxidant activities (AA), reducing powers (RP) and total phenolic contents (TPC) of methanol and water extracts of three lichen species, Usnea longissima Ach., Usnea florida (L.) Weber ex Wigg. and Lobaria pulmonaria (L.) Hoffm. were determined in vitro. Of the extracts tested, the methanol extracts of Lobaria pulmonaria and Usnea longissima showed potent antioxidant activities. The methanol extract of L. pulmonaria also had the highest total phenolic contents (87.9 mg/g lyophylisate). For the methanol extract of this species, there was also a strong correlation between antioxidant activity and total phenolic contents. However, a similar correlation was not observed for U. longissima. Although the methanol extract of U. longissima had a lower phenolic content (38.6 mg/g lyophylisate), it exhibited potent antioxidant activity. On the other hand, there was a strong correlation between the reducing powers and the total phenolic contents of the extracts. The highest reducing power was determined for the methanol extract of L. pulmonaria.
authors.affiliation: Ataturk University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Biochemistry 25240-Campus, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fehmi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Odabasoglu
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cakir
authors.forename: Halis
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suleyman
authors.forename: Yalcin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Karagoz
authors.forename: Mesut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Halici
authors.forename: Yasin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bayir
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008011:Lichens; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013861:Thiocyanates / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D010636:Phenols; D010936:Plant Extracts; D013861:Thiocyanates; C031760:thiocyanate