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Ghasemi P, Alizadeh behbahani B, Noshad M. Assessment of the Antioxidant Effects of Urtica dioica Aqueous Extract on Free Radical Scavenging, Determination of Total Phenol and Flavonoid Content, and the Bioactive Compound Groups. FSCT 2024; 21 (154) :163-172
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1- 1- Ph.D. Student, Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Animal Science and Food Technology, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Mollasani, Iran.
2- 2- Associate Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Animal Science and Food Technology, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Mollasani, Iran. ,behrooz66behbahani@gmail.com
2- 2- Associate Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Animal Science and Food Technology, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Mollasani, Iran. ,
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Urtica dioica L., commonly known as nettle is a perennial herbaceous plant that is widely distributed throughout the world. This plant is rich in antioxidant compounds and possesses anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and antiallergic properties. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the bioactive compound groups, total phenolic content, total flavonoid content, and antioxidant activity of aqueous leaf extract of nettle plant. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was used for identifying the bioactive compound groups. Additionally, the total phenolic content was measured using the Folin-Ciocalteu method, the total flavonoid content was determined by the aluminum chloride colorimetric method, and the antioxidant activity was evaluated using the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging assay and the 2,2'-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) assay. The results showed that the aqueous leaf extract of nettle contained 59.83 mg GAE/g of total phenols, 29.44 mg QE/g of total flavonoids, and exhibited antioxidant activity with 66.47% and 81.32% inhibition of DPPH and ABTS radicals, respectively. This study demonstrates that the aqueous leaf extract of nettle is a significant source of natural antioxidants and can be considered as a suitable alternative to synthetic antioxidants in food and pharmaceutical industries.
Article Type: Original Research |
Subject:
Essences and extracts
Received: 2024/04/11 | Accepted: 2024/05/15 | Published: 2024/12/21
Received: 2024/04/11 | Accepted: 2024/05/15 | Published: 2024/12/21
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