Evaluation of the Structure and Biological Activities of Condensed Tannins from Acanthus ilicifolius Linn and Their Effect on Fresh-Cut Fuji Apples
- Xiamen University, School of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems (China)
Condensed tannins (CT{sub S}) have been isolated and purified from leaves of Acanthus ilicifolius Linn. And their structures were investigated by three methods: {sup 13}C nuclear magnetic resonance ({sup 13}C NMR), reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC), and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). The results showed that the CT{sub S} were a mixture of catechin/epicatechin, galatechin/epicatechin, and amphicin/epigalin, and that the polymer chain lengths were 3-mers to 14-mers. Antityrosinase activities and antioxidant activities of the CT{sub S} from A. ilicifolius leaves were further studied. The IC{sub 50} of the CT{sub S} on mushroom tyrosinase activity was determined to be 19.7 ± 0.13 μg/mL, and inhibition type analyses indicated that the CT{sub S} were mixed type inhibitors and their inhibition CT{sub S} was reversible. The CT{sub S} from A. ilicifolius leaves also exhibited potential antioxidant activity. The IC{sub 50} of DPPH and ABTS scavenging activities were 104 ± 0.894 μg/mL and 86 ± 0.616 μg/mL, respectively. And the FRAP value was 758.28 ± 2.42 mg AAE/g. In addition, we found that the CT{sub S} from A. ilicifolius leaves had an excellent effect on preserving the quality of fresh-cut apples by preventing apples from browning through reducing polyphenol oxidase activities in apples.
- OSTI ID:
- 22927509
- Journal Information:
- Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 189, Issue 3; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2019 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0273-2289
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Correlations of the physicochemical properties of organosolv lignins from Broussonetia papyrifera with their antioxidant activities
A flavone derivative from Sesbania sesban leaves and its cytotoxicity against murine leukemia P-388 cells