Antioxidant activities of Juniperus foetidissima essential oils against several oxidative systems
AUTOR(ES)
Emami, S. A., Asgary, S., Naderi, G. A., Ardekani, M. R. Shams, Kasher, T., Aslani, S., Airin, A., Sahebkar, A.
FONTE
Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
08/07/2011
RESUMO
The present study aimed to evaluate the antioxidant activity of essential oils obtained from branchlets of male and female trees as well as fruits of Juniperus foetidissima Willd., Cupressaceae, from Iran. For this purpose, essential oils of J. foetidissima were phytochemically analyzed and different concentrations of them were tested in five oxidative systems: 1) low-density lipoprotein oxidation; 2) linoleic acid peroxidation; 3) red blood cell hemolysis; 4) hemoglobin glycation; and 5) insulin glycation assays. In all employed systems, antioxidant effects were observed from the three tested oils though in varying degrees. The most promising activities of the oils were observed against hemoglobin and insulin glycation. Antioxidant activities of the oils did not appear to be dose-dependent. In addition, no consistent superiority in antioxidant effects was observed from a single oil in different assays. In view of the current results, J. foetidissima branchlet and fruit oils could be regarded as effective natural products with anti-glycation activity.
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