Cytotoxic Activity and Phytochemical Analysis of Boiss.

Cytotoxic activity of crude extract and fractions (petroleum ether, dichloromethane, and n-butanol) of aerial parts was investigated by MTT assay. Dichloromethane fraction showed the highest cytotoxic effect on MCF-7 cell line (IC = 297.17 ± 7.

Antioxidant Activity-guided Phytochemical Investigation of Boiss.: Isolation of Ethyl Caffeate and a Spinacetin Glycoside.

Antioxidant activity of five different extracts (petroleum ether, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, ethanol and ethanol-water) of aerial parts was investigated by three various methods: ferrous ion chelating (FIC) assay, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging method and β-carotene bleaching (BCB) test. Total phenolic contents (TPC) were measured by Folin-Ciocalteu method. The hydroethanolic extract exhibited the stronger inhibitory activity in BCB and FIC assays than the other extracts.

Isolation of Two Isochlorogenic Acid Isomers from Phenolic Rich Fraction of Krasch.

Total phenolic content (TPC) and antioxidant capacity of five different extracts (petroleum ether (40-60), dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, ethanol and ethanol-water (1:1 v/v)) of aerial parts were determined and phytochemical study on the most promising extract was carried out. Folin-Ciocalteu method, 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging test, β-carotene bleaching (BCB) method, and ferrous ion chelating (FIC) assay were performed. Vacuum liquid chromatography (VLC) and semi-preparative HPLC were used for bioassay-guided phytochemical isolation.

Evaluation of antioxidant and cytoprotective activities of Artemisia ciniformis extracts on PC12 cells.

Objectives: In the current study antioxidant capacities of five different extracts of Artemisia ciniformis aerial parts were evaluated by cell-free methods. Then seven fractions of the potent extract were selected and their antioxidant capacity was assayed by cell free and cell based methods.

Materials And Methods: Antioxidant ability was measured using the: 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging test, β-carotene bleaching (BCB) method and ferrous ion chelating (FIC) assay.