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  2. Antioxidative activities of phenylethanoid glycosides from Ligustrum purpurascens

Antioxidative activities of phenylethanoid glycosides from Ligustrum purpurascens

  • J Agric Food Chem. 2001 Jun;49(6):3113-9. doi: 10.1021/jf0100604.
I Y Wong 1 Z D He Y Huang Z Y Chen
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  • 1 Departments of Biochemistry and Physiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China.
Abstract

Tea and kudingcha (bitter tea) are the two most popular beverages consumed in China. Tea derived from the leaves of Camellia sinensis has been well studied for its various health benefits, but there are very limited data on the biological activities of bitter tea derived from the leaves of Ligustrum purpurascens (LP). The present study was carried out to characterize the Antioxidants present in the bitter tea brewed from the leaves of LP. It was found that the crude glycoside fraction possessed strong protection against oxidation of human low-density lipoprotein (LDL). The column chromatographic separation led to the isolatation of five phenylethanoid glycosides, namely, acteoside, ligupurpuroside A, cis-ligupurpuroside B, trans-ligupurpuroside B, and osmanthuside B. When acteoside was heated in the boiling water, it was isomerized to form isoacteoside. Acteoside, isoacteoside, and ligupurpuroside A purified from LP were protective, whereas cis-ligupurpuroside B, trans-ligupurpuroside B, and osmanthuside B exhibited no protection to human LDL from Cu(2+)-medicated oxidation. Acteoside, isoacteoside, and ligupurpuroside A were also effective in preventing the peroxyl free radical-induced oxidation of alpha-tocopherol in human LDL. The antioxidant activities of acteoside, isoacteoside, and ligupurpuroside A were comparable to that observed for a green tea antioxidant, (-)-epicatechin gallate. The inhibitory effect of these three phenylethanoid glycosides on oxidation of human LDL and alpha-tocopherol was dose-dependent at concentrations of 5-40 microM. The present results suggest that the bitter tea beverage derived from LP contains effective Antioxidants that may have an equal benefit as a green tea beverage.

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