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Antioxidant Activity of Monoglucoside-Triarabinoside from the Fruits of Lycium chinense Miller

Authors Chung, Ill-Min; Yang, Ye-Sul; Nagella, Praveen; Ahn, Young-Sup; Lim, Jung-Dae; Kim, Seung-Hyun; Ahmad, Ateeque

Journal ASIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY , MAY 2014,10:26

DOI 10.14233/ajchem.2014.16545

Abstract Lycium chinense, a famous Chinese medicinal herb, has long history of use as a traditional remedy for many diseases. One compound as alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(2 -> 1'')-alpha-L-arabniopyranosyl-(2''-> 1 '''')-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside-(2 ''''-> 1 '''')-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside (1) was isolated from the butanol fraction of methanol extract of fruits of L. chinense. The compound 1 was investigated for scavenging of the, diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (DPPH center dot) radical scavenging activity, reducing power and the phosphomolybdenum activity and the results demonstrate that the compound (1) has potential as a natural antioxidant.

Species covered 枸杞 Lycium chinense