Condensed tannins from mangrove species Kandelia candel and Rhizophora mangle and their antioxidant activity.
The structures of condensed tannins isolated from two mangrove species, Kandelia candel and Rhizophora mangle, were characterized by 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) analyses. Results demonstrate that large heterogeneity occurs in degree of polymerization, pattern of hydroxylation, and substitution with monosaccharides in the structures of the condensed tannins. Condensed tannin oligomers from K. candel and R. mangle were shown to be heterogeneous mixtures consisting of procyanidin and prodelphinidin structural units with the former dominating. The MALDI-TOF mass spectra contained masses corresponding to a distinct oligomeric series of glycosylated heteropoly flavan units. In addition, condensed tannins from two mangrove plants were screened for their potential antioxidant activities using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) model systems.
Zhang
Liang-Liang
LL
Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
Lin
Yi-Ming
YM
Zhou
Hai-Chao
HC
Wei
Shu-Dong
SD
Chen
Jia-Hong
JH
D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000378:metabolism; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000494:pharmacology; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction / Q000187:drug effects; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry; D010851:Picrates / Q000378:metabolism; D044945:Proanthocyanidins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D043982:Rhizophoraceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
D000975:Antioxidants; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D010636:Phenols; D010851:Picrates; D044945:Proanthocyanidins; C004931:1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl