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HERO ID
7918463
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Antioxidant activity of a ginger extract (Zingiber officinale)
Author(s)
Stoilova, I; Krastanov, A; Stoyanova, A; Denev, P; Gargova, S
Year
2007
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Food Chemistry
ISSN:
0308-8146
EISSN:
1873-7072
Volume
102
Issue
3
Page Numbers
764-770
Language
English
DOI
10.1016/j.foodchem.2006.06.023
Web of Science Id
WOS:000244536100030
Abstract
The antioxidant effect and the total phenols of ginger extract were studied. The total phenols of the alcohol extract were found to be 870.1 mg/g dry extract. 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picril hydrazyl radical (DPPH) scavenging reached 90.1% and exceeded that of butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), the IC50 concentration for inhibition of DPPH was 0.64 μg/ml. The antioxidant activity in a linoleic acid/water emulsion system determined by means of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) was highest at 37 °C - 73.2%, and 71.6% when the formation of conjugated dienes was inhibited. At 80 °C the antioxidant activity at the highest concentration of a ginger extract was less efficient: 65.7% for conjugated dienes formation and 68.2% for TBARS. The ginger extract inhibited the hydroxyl radicals 79.6% at 37 °C and 74.8% at 80 °C, which showed a higher antioxidant activity than quercetin. The IC50 concentration for inhibiting OH{radical dot} at 37 °C was slower than that at 80 °C - 1.90 and 2.78 μg/ml, respectively. The ginger extract chelated Fe3+ in the solution. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords
Zingiber officinale; ginger extract; CO2 extract; DPPH; OH; chelating capacity
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