Comparison of antioxidant activity and phenolic content of three lichen species.
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.
Odabasoglu
Fehmi
F
Ataturk University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Biochemistry 25240-Campus, Erzurum, Turkey.
Aslan
Ali
A
Cakir
Ahmet
A
Suleyman
Halis
H
Karagoz
Yalcin
Y
Halici
Mesut
M
Bayir
Yasin
Y
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
D000975:Antioxidants; D010636:Phenols; D010936:Plant Extracts; D013861:Thiocyanates; C031760:thiocyanate