title: In-vitro neuroprotective properties of the Maydis stigma extracts from four corn varieties.
abstract: Neuroprotective effect of the ethyl acetate and ethanol extracts of the silks of four Zea mays L. varieties (var. intendata, var. indurata, var. everta and var. saccharata) was evaluated by acetylcholinesterase, butrylcholinesterase and tyrosinase inhibitions and by antioxidant activity tests against 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl and superoxide as well as two iron-related antioxidant methods (iron-chelation capacity and ferric-reducing antioxidant power). Total phenol and flavonoid contents in the extracts were determined spectrophotometrically.
authors.affiliation: Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Program for Food Technologies, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Asuman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kan
authors.forename: Ilkay
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Orhan
authors.forename: Gulay
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Coksari
authors.forename: Bilge
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sener
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000378:metabolism; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004524:Eels; D035264:Flowers / Q000737:chemistry; D006736:Horses; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism; D007502:Iron Chelating Agents / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology; D014442:Monophenol Monooxygenase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010851:Picrates / Q000378:metabolism; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D059808:Polyphenols / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019163:Reducing Agents / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology; D013045:Species Specificity; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism; D003313:Zea mays / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D007502:Iron Chelating Agents; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D010851:Picrates; D010936:Plant Extracts; D059808:Polyphenols; D019163:Reducing Agents; D013481:Superoxides; C004931:1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl; D007501:Iron; D014442:Monophenol Monooxygenase