WANG Yan, WANG Ru-bin, SUN Lei, et al. Relationship Between Total Flavonoids, Total Phenolics and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl Radical Scavenging Activities during Growth of Leaves[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2011, 17(16): 109-112.
WANG Yan, WANG Ru-bin, SUN Lei, et al. Relationship Between Total Flavonoids, Total Phenolics and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl Radical Scavenging Activities during Growth of Leaves[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2011, 17(16): 109-112.DOI:
total phenolic content and antioxidant activity in Forsythia suspensa leaves during growth were measured
and the relationship between them was also investigated. Method: The sample powder of F. suspensa leaves was defatted and extracted with 60% methanol by ultrasound-assisted method. The antioxidant abilities were estimated by 2
2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity. The total flavonoid content in each extract was investigated by the AlCl3 coloring method
the total phenolic content was investigated by the Folin-ciocalteu method. Statistical comparisons and the correlation between antioxidant component and antioxidant activities were made with the version 13.0 of SPSS soft ware. Result: The results showed that the total flavonoid content
total phenolic content and DPPH radical scavenging activity in leaves were significantly different during growth
the leaves picked in march had the highest the total flavonoid content
total phenolic content
and DPPH radical scavenging capacity. There is a significant positive relationship between flavonoid content
phenolic content and DPPH scavenging capacity
and their correlation coefficients are 0.886 and 0.841
respectively. Conclusion: The F. suspensa leaf on March had the highest DPPH redical scavenging activity
the total flavonoid content and the total phenolic content
this suggest that fresh young leaf can be considered as a valuable sourse of antioxidant products.