In Vitro Evaluation of Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Activity of Isolated Compounds From Pittosporum Eugenioides

Bibliographic Information
Authors: Hamed M.M.; Refahy L.A.; Shafei A.A.; Abd El Aziz E.G.I.
Journal: Egyptian Journal of Chemistry
Publisher: NIDOC (Nat.Inform.Document.Centre)
Publication Date: 7 February 2022
Volume / Issue: Volume 65 / Issue 10
Pages: 321–328
ISSN: 4492285
DOI: 10.21608/EJCHEM.2022.117564.5311
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Document Type: Article
Access: All Open Access; Bronze Open Access
Authors and Affiliations
Hamed M.M., Medicinal Chemistry Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Giza, Egypt; Refahy L.A., Medicinal Chemistry Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Giza, Egypt; Shafei A.A., Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt; Abd El Aziz E.G.I., Sheben Elkom Hospital, Menofiya, Egypt
Abstract
Ten compounds were isolated from the n-butanol extract of Pittosporum eugenioides leaves and evaluated for their antioxidant properties and cytotoxic activity. Free radical scavenging activity was evaluated using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) (phosphomolybdenum assay). The overall antioxidant activity of compounds 1, 2, 3 and 4 showed the strongest one among the tested compounds with values of 1.28±0.97, 3.21±0.24, 5.40±0.08 and 7.09±0.07 μg/ml, respectively compared to the SC50 value of the positive ascorbic acid control was 7.9±0.78 μg/ml. Also, these compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxic activity against brine shrimp (Artemia salina L.). The LC50 values ranged between 11 to 25 μg/ml, for the compounds 1-10. The present study reveals that the selected plants would exert several beneficial effects by virtue of their antioxidant and cytotoxic activity and could be harnessed as drug formulation. ©2022 National Information and Documentation Center (NIDOC)
Keywords
(DPPH); antioxidant activity; Artemia salina L; cytotoxic activity; Pittosporum eugenioides
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