Systematic evaluation of the antioxidant potential of different parts of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. from Portugal

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Autor(a) principal: Barros, Lillian
Data de Publicação: 2009
Outros Autores: Heleno, Sandrina A., Carvalho, Ana Maria, Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10198/2651
Resumo: Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) is a widespread perennial umbeliferous (Apiaceae) herb, traditionally used for medicinal purposes and human consumption. It is highly recommended for diabetes, bronchitis and chronic coughs, and for the treatment of kidney stones; some of those chronic diseases are related to the production of radical species involved in the oxidative stress. Therefore, the antioxidant potential of this herb might explain some of their empirical uses in folk medicine. This is the first time that a systematic study on different parts of fennel is performed, in order to understand differences in the antioxidant potential of shoots, leaves, steams, and inflorescences, particularly related to their composition in antioxidant compounds such as vitamins (ascorbic acid and tocopherols) and phenolics. The shoots seems to have the highest radical-scavenging activity and lipid peroxidation inhibition capacity (EC50 values < 1.4 mg/ml), which is in agreement with the highest content in phenolics (65.85 ± 0.74 mg/g) and ascorbic acid (570.89 ± 0.01 lg/g) found in this part. The shoots also revealed high concentration of tocopherols (34.54 ± 1.28 lg/g) and were the only part with flavonoids.
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spelling Systematic evaluation of the antioxidant potential of different parts of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. from PortugalFennelPortuguese folk medicineVitaminsHPLCPhenolicsAntioxidant potentialFennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) is a widespread perennial umbeliferous (Apiaceae) herb, traditionally used for medicinal purposes and human consumption. It is highly recommended for diabetes, bronchitis and chronic coughs, and for the treatment of kidney stones; some of those chronic diseases are related to the production of radical species involved in the oxidative stress. Therefore, the antioxidant potential of this herb might explain some of their empirical uses in folk medicine. This is the first time that a systematic study on different parts of fennel is performed, in order to understand differences in the antioxidant potential of shoots, leaves, steams, and inflorescences, particularly related to their composition in antioxidant compounds such as vitamins (ascorbic acid and tocopherols) and phenolics. The shoots seems to have the highest radical-scavenging activity and lipid peroxidation inhibition capacity (EC50 values < 1.4 mg/ml), which is in agreement with the highest content in phenolics (65.85 ± 0.74 mg/g) and ascorbic acid (570.89 ± 0.01 lg/g) found in this part. The shoots also revealed high concentration of tocopherols (34.54 ± 1.28 lg/g) and were the only part with flavonoids.ElsevierBiblioteca Digital do IPBBarros, LillianHeleno, Sandrina A.Carvalho, Ana MariaFerreira, Isabel C.F.R.2010-10-07T20:10:54Z20092009-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/2651engBarros, Lillian; Heleno, Sandrina A.; Carvalho, Ana Maria; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R. (2009). Systematic evaluation of the antioxidant potential of different parts of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. from Portugal. Food and Chemical Toxicology. ISSN 0278-6915. 47:10. p. 2458-24640278-691510.1016/j.fct.2009.07.003info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-21T10:07:04Zoai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/2651Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:55:40.444673Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Systematic evaluation of the antioxidant potential of different parts of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. from Portugal
title Systematic evaluation of the antioxidant potential of different parts of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. from Portugal
spellingShingle Systematic evaluation of the antioxidant potential of different parts of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. from Portugal
Barros, Lillian
Fennel
Portuguese folk medicine
Vitamins
HPLC
Phenolics
Antioxidant potential
title_short Systematic evaluation of the antioxidant potential of different parts of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. from Portugal
title_full Systematic evaluation of the antioxidant potential of different parts of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. from Portugal
title_fullStr Systematic evaluation of the antioxidant potential of different parts of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. from Portugal
title_full_unstemmed Systematic evaluation of the antioxidant potential of different parts of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. from Portugal
title_sort Systematic evaluation of the antioxidant potential of different parts of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. from Portugal
author Barros, Lillian
author_facet Barros, Lillian
Heleno, Sandrina A.
Carvalho, Ana Maria
Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.
author_role author
author2 Heleno, Sandrina A.
Carvalho, Ana Maria
Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Biblioteca Digital do IPB
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Barros, Lillian
Heleno, Sandrina A.
Carvalho, Ana Maria
Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Fennel
Portuguese folk medicine
Vitamins
HPLC
Phenolics
Antioxidant potential
topic Fennel
Portuguese folk medicine
Vitamins
HPLC
Phenolics
Antioxidant potential
description Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) is a widespread perennial umbeliferous (Apiaceae) herb, traditionally used for medicinal purposes and human consumption. It is highly recommended for diabetes, bronchitis and chronic coughs, and for the treatment of kidney stones; some of those chronic diseases are related to the production of radical species involved in the oxidative stress. Therefore, the antioxidant potential of this herb might explain some of their empirical uses in folk medicine. This is the first time that a systematic study on different parts of fennel is performed, in order to understand differences in the antioxidant potential of shoots, leaves, steams, and inflorescences, particularly related to their composition in antioxidant compounds such as vitamins (ascorbic acid and tocopherols) and phenolics. The shoots seems to have the highest radical-scavenging activity and lipid peroxidation inhibition capacity (EC50 values < 1.4 mg/ml), which is in agreement with the highest content in phenolics (65.85 ± 0.74 mg/g) and ascorbic acid (570.89 ± 0.01 lg/g) found in this part. The shoots also revealed high concentration of tocopherols (34.54 ± 1.28 lg/g) and were the only part with flavonoids.
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