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Total antioxidant capacity of edible plants commonly found in East Asia and the Middle East determined by an amperometric method

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This study presents the determination of the total antioxidant capacity (TAC) in twenty edible plants traditionally considered as having pro-health properties and commonly found in East Asia and the Middle East. The aim of the study was to apply a flow-injection amperometric detector (Blizar antioxidant analyzer) for rapid measurement of TAC. Three extraction solvents were used (water, 40% ethanol and 96% ethanol). On average, the edible plants that presented the highest TAC [expressed as gallic acid equivalents (GAE)] for the three extraction solvents were Rosa rugosa (34 mg/g GAE), Scutellaria baicalensis (22.9 mg/g GAE), Forsythia suspensa (11.7 mg/g GAE), Cárthamus tinctórius (11.5 mg/g GAE), Smilacis glabrae rhizoma (10.8 mg/g GAE), Citri reticulatae pericarpium (8.8 mg/g GAE), Apocynum venetum (7.6 mg/g GAE) and Glycyrrhiza uralensis (7.5 mg/g GAE). This investigation contributes to the current knowledge on the overall antioxidant activity of edible plants traditionally consumed for expected pro-health properties, identifying specimens exhibiting high TAC determined by a rapid and low cost amperometric method.

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Abbreviations

TAC:

total antioxidant capacity

GAE:

gallic acid equivalents

ROS:

reactive oxygen species

no-ID:

no identification

ADC:

analog-to-digital converter

SD:

standard deviations

ORAC:

oxygen radical absorbance capacity

TRAP:

total radical trapping antioxidant parameter

FRAP:

ferric reducing antioxidant power

TEAC:

trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity

TBARS:

thiobarbituric acid reactive substance

LC/MS:

high performance liquid chromatography

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Acknowledgements

We appreciate the general input received during the preparation of this communication from Professor Helgi Schiöth, Uppsala University, Sweden. We thank Professor Michael La Frano from California Polytechnic State University for his input on the final version of the manuscript and for proofreading our work. The author responsibilities- AK conceptualized the study, participated in the design, sample collection, conducted laboratory analyses, interpreted data and provided input to the drafts of the manuscript. AB conceptualized the study, provided general guidance to interpret the data, performed statistical analyses and wrote the manuscript. YIY, AYY and IAP developed the amperometric method. RMK supported with laboratory analysis. PAM performed statistical analyses and provided general input to this manuscript. SAA have final responsibility for all parts of this research. All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.

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  1. Laboratory of Pharmacokinetics and Metabolomic Analysis, Institute of Translational Medicine and Biotechnology, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 2-4 Bolshaya Pirogovskaya Street, 119991, Moscow, Russia

    Alexey Kukharenko, Alex Brito, Roman M. Kuznetsov, Pavel A. Markin, Natalia L. Bochkareva & Svetlana A. Appolonova

  2. Scientific Development & Production Center “Khimavtomatika”, Selskohozyaistvennaya 12 a, 129226, Moscow, Russia

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    Pavel A. Markin

  4. Interlab, Ltd, Admirala Makarova Street #21, Apartment #33, 125212, Moscow, Russia

    Igor A. Pavlovskiy

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Kukharenko, A., Brito, A., Yashin, Y.I. et al. Total antioxidant capacity of edible plants commonly found in East Asia and the Middle East determined by an amperometric method. Food Measure 14, 809–817 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11694-019-00329-8

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