Study of total antioxidant capacity of red raspberry (Rubus idaeous L. ) shoots. / Estudio de la capacidad antioxidante total de brotes de frambuesa roja (Rubus idaeous L. ).

Background: Today, cardiovascular, oncological, and neurodegenerative diseases are the main causes of death in the world, according to official World Health Organization (WHO) statistics. Antioxidants are used to treat and prevent these diseases. In order to develop optimal technology for obtaining drugs based on plant extracts with antioxidant action, it is necessary to determine the total antioxidant capacity of raspberry shoots. Objectives: The study aimed to determine the total antioxidant capacity of red raspberry shoots, study the content of biologically active substances (BAS), and the antioxidant activity of red raspberry shoot extracts obtained during subsequent exhaustive extraction. Methods: The number of phenolic compounds, catechins, flavonoids, and hydroxycinnamic acids was determined by a spectrophotometric analysis method, whereas organic acids were determined by the alkalimetric method in red raspberry shoot extracts; the antioxidant activity of obtained extracts was evaluated by potentiometric method. Results: The total antioxidant capacity of red raspberry shoots was 164.12 mmol-equiv./m dry weight, the sum of the total content of phenolic compounds was 24.40 mg gallic acid (GA)/mL, catechins ­ 21.36 mg epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate (EGCG)/mL, flavonoids ­ 0.77 mg rutin (R)/mL, hydroxycinnamic acids derivatives ­ 2.56 mg chlorogenic acid (ChA)/mL and organic acids ­ 1.88 mg citric acid (CA)/mL in red raspberry shoot extracts obtained during subsequent exhaustive extraction. The analysis showed that there is a very high positive correlation between antioxidant activity and total phenolic compounds, catechin, flavonoid, hydroxycinnamic acids derivatives, and organic acids content in red raspberry shoot extracts. Conclusions: Total red raspberry shoots' antioxidant capacity has been determined. The study results can be used to develop optimal technology for obtaining drugs based on the extract of red raspberry shoots, which has an antioxidant effect

Contexto: Hoy en día, las enfermedades cardiovasculares, oncológicas y neurodegenerativas son las principales causas de muerte en el mundo según estadísticas oficiales de la Organización Mundial de la Salud OMS. Los antioxidantes se utilizan para tratar y prevenir estas enfermedades. Para desarrollar una tecnología óptima para la obtención de fármacos a base de extractos de plantas con acción antioxidante, es necesario determinar la capacidad antioxidante total de los brotes de frambuesa.Objetivos: El estudio tuvo como objetivo determinar la capacidad antioxidante total de los brotes de frambuesa roja, estudiar el contenido de sustancias biológicamente activas (SBA) y la actividad antioxidante de los extractos de brotes de frambuesa roja obtenidos mediante extracción exhaustiva. Métodos: La cantidad de compuestos fenólicos, catequinas, flavonoides y ácidos hidroxicinámicos se determinó por método de análisis espectrofotométrico, mientras que los ácidos orgánicos por método alcalimétrico en extractos de brotes de frambuesa roja; La actividad antioxidante de los extractos obtenidos se evaluó por método potenciométrico. Resultados: La capacidad antioxidante total de los brotes de frambuesa roja fue de 164.12 mmol-equiv./m de peso seco, la suma del contenido total de compuestos fenólicos fue de 24.40 mg gálico ácido (GA)/mL, catequinas ­ 21.36 mg epigalocatequina-3-O-galato (EGCG)/mL, flavonoides ­ 0.77 mg rutina (R)/mL, derivados de ácidos hidroxicinámicos ­ 2.56 mg clorogénico ácido (ChA)/mL y ácidos orgánicos ­ 1.88 mg cítrico ácido (CA)/mL en extractos de brotes de frambuesa roja obtenidos durante extracción exhaustiva. La correlación analizada mostró que existe una correlación positiva entre la actividad antioxidante y el contenido de compuestos fenólicos totales, catequinas, flavonoides, derivados de ácidos hidroxicinámicos y ácidos orgánicos en extractos de brotes de frambuesa roja. Conclusiones: Gracias a nuestros resultados se ha determinado la capacidad antioxidante total de los brotes de frambuesa roja. Los resultados del estudio se pueden utilizar para desarrollar una tecnología óptima para la obtención de fármacos basados en el extracto de brotes de frambuesa roja, que tiene un efecto antioxidante

Establishment of quality evaluation model of material foundation-efficacy- bioactivity of Pinelliae Rhizoma / 中草药

Objective To establish the quality evaluation model of material foundation-efficacy-bioactivity of Pinelliae Rhizoma by investigating the relationships between the total organic acids of Pinelliae Rhizoma and the antitussive effect, the HPLC fingerprint of total organic acid and the antitussive effect, the total organic acids and the antitussive potency, respectively. Methods The content of total organic acids in Pinelliae Rhizoma was determined by potentiometric titration. The total organic acid fingerprints were established by HPLC. The cough relieving effect was studied by the concentrated ammonia water cough model, and the spectral-effect relationship between total organic acids and antitussive effect was established by the grey correlation analysis. Based on the mice concentrated ammonia water cough model, the determination method of the cough potency of Pinelliae Rhizoma was established. The correlation among the total organic acids, the antitussive effect and the antitussive potency was analyzed by SPSS 18.0 Software. Results The total organic acids of Pinelliae Rhizoma had a significant inhibitory effect on mice cough induced by concentrated ammonia. The antitussive effect was enhanced with the increase of the content of total organic acids. In the HPLC chromatogram, the chemical components represented by chromatographic peaks of 4, 6 (succinic acid), and 12 showed a strong correlation with the antitussive effect. The cough efficacy mean value of ten batches of Pinelliae Rhizoma was (753.72 ± 58.18) U/g. Combined with the quantitative analysis of total organic acids, there was a significant positive correlation between them, showing an increase in the antitussive efficacy with an increase of the content of total organic acids. Conclusion This study not only revealed the material foundation of the anti-tussive effect of Pinelliae Rhizoma, but also clarified the correlation among total organic acids, antitussive effect and bioactivity. Finally, it can improve the quality standards of Pinelliae Rhizoma and provide a scientific basis for the construction of a new model for quality control of Pinelliae Rhizoma.

Spectrum-effect relationship of antitussive effect by total organic acids in crude and four processed Pinellia ternate based on gray relative analysis method / 中草药

Objective: To investigate the HPLC fingerprint of the total organic acids in Pinelliae Rhizoma (the rhizomes of Pinelliae ternate), Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum cum Alumine, Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum cum Zingibere et Alumine, Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum and Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum cum Glycyrrhizae et Alumine, and the its relationship with antitussive effect, and to establish the spectrum-effect relationship of the total organic acids in crude and processed P. ternate and antitussive effect, so as to elucidate their material basis of antitussive effect. Methods: The gray relative analysis method was used to make correspond analysis of the HPLC fingerprints of total organic acids in Pinelliae Rhizoma and processed products related with three antitussive indexes (the latent period, coughing times in 3 min, and inhibitatory rate), establishing the spectrum-effect relationship between them. Results: The total organic acids of crude Pinelliae Rhizoma and its processed products showed the antitussive activity against the ammonium hydroxide-induced mice cough, consist with arresting cough of Pinelliae Rhizoma. The HPLC data demonstrated that the chemical composition represented by peak 4, 6 (succinic acid), and 12 had strong relevancy with anti-tussive activity and made a great contribution to this activity, especially peak 4, which had bigger area and stronger relevancy. Conclusion: This paper reveals that there exists the correlations between the HPLC fingerprints of total organic acids and antitussive effect of crude and processed Pinelliae Rhizoma, elucidating the material basis of antitussive effects in crude and processed P. ternate by the spectrum-effect study, and could provide a theory basis for the quality control and analysis of Pinelliae Rhizoma.

Methodological study on quality evaluation of crude and processed Pinelliae Rhizoma based on antitussive bioassay / 中草药

Objective: To establish a method for determining the antitussive effects of Pinelliae Rhizoma (Pinelliae ternate), Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum cum Alumine, Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum cum Zingibere et Alumine, Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum and Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum cum Glycyrrhizae et Alumine, and provide a scientific basis for constructing a new quality evaluation pattern of crude and processed P. ternate. Methods: Antitussive bioassay for crude and processed Pinelliae Rhizoma was established by taking parallel line quantitative analysis method, based on mouse cough model induced by strong aqua ammoniac. Correlation analysis was used to determine the relationships among the levels of different total organic acids and antitussive bioassay. Results: The results showed that antitussive bioassay increased after prepared. Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum cum Glycyrrhizae et Alumine had the highest antitussive bioassay (2105.59 U/g), followed by Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum, Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum cum Alumine and Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum cum Zingibere et Alumine; Pinelliae Rhizoma demonstrated the lowest antitussive bioassay which was only 1/3 of Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum cum Glycyrrhizae et Alumine. The antitussive bioassay increased when the content of total organic acids was growing, presenting a significant positive correlation, R2 among them ranged from 0.6920 to 0.9178. Conclusion: The method is stable, precise, and good for determining the antitussive bioassay of crude and processed Pinelliae Rhizoma. It can be used in quality evaluation and quality standard and provide a scientific basis for the quality control of Chinese materia medica.

Optimization of the Microwave-assisted Extraction of Total Organic Acids from Isatis indigotica by Or-thogonal Test / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE: To optimize the microwave-assisted extraction of total organic acids from Isatis indigotica. METHODS: With the dissolution rate of total organic acids as indexes, the content of total organic acids was determiend by acid-base titration and the three main factors including volume of solvent, microwave power and extraction time in the extraction process were optimized by orthogonal test. RESULTS: The optimal extraction process is to add 15 times amount of water and extract at a microwave power of 522 W for 20 minutes. Under the above condition, the extraction rate was 4.83%, close to the extraction yield achieved by water decoction for 2 h. CONCLUSION: The microwave-assisted extraction of total organic acids from Radix Isatidis is characterized by rapid, simple, efficient and energy-saving etc, thus deserving to be be popularized.

Separation and purification of total organic acids from immature flower of Lonicera japonica by macroporous resin / 中草药

Objective To investigate the technological parameters in the purification process of total organic acids from the immature flower of Lonicera japonica with macroporous resins. Methods Taking static saturated capacity of adsorption and static elution ratio as indexes, six types of macroporous adsorption resins were studied and compared to select the optimum macroporous resins. The technical process for purification of total organic acids from the immature flower of L. japonica with the optimum macroporous resin was screened by the yield and purity of total organic acids . Results The HPD100-type macroporous resin had the optimum adsorption and elution parameters. Conclusion The HPD100-type macroporous resin shows better comprehensive property and can be used to isolate and purify the total organic acids from the immature flower of L. japonica