In vitro antioxidant activity of various extracts of ginger (zingiber officinale l.) seed

YEŞİLOĞLU Y., Aydin H., KILIÇ İ.

Asian Journal of Chemistry, cilt.25, sa.7, ss.3573-3578, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.14233/ajchem.2013.13657
  • Dergi Adı: Asian Journal of Chemistry
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3573-3578
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Antioxidant activity, Free radicals, Ginger, Scavenging activity, Zingiber officinale L.
  • Trakya Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The methanolic and ethanolic extracts from ginger (Zingiber officinale L.) seed (ZOS) were investigated for their antioxidant and radical scavenging activities in eight different assays, namely, total antioxidant activity, reducing power, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging, superoxide anion radical scavenging, hydrogen peroxide scavenging, total flavonoid content, total phenolic compound and metal chelating activities. Both methanolic extract and ethanolic extract of Zingiber officinale L. seed exhibited strong total antioxidant activity. These various antioxidant activities were compared with synthetic antioxidants such as butylated hydroxyanisole, butylated hydroxytoluene, Trolox, a-tocopherol and ascorbic acid. The methanol extract of Zingiber officinale L. seed exhibited greater antioxidant capacity than that of ethanol.