Correlation between Chemical Composition ofCurcuma domesticaandCurcuma xanthorrhizaand Their Antioxidant Effect on Human Low-Density Lipoprotein Oxidation
Open Access
- 26 November 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Vol. 2012, 1-10
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/438356
Abstract
The antioxidant activity of the curcuminoids ofCurcuma domesticaL. andC. xanthorrhizaRoxb. and eight compounds which are prevalent constituents of their rhizome oils were investigated in an effort to correlate human low-density lipoprotein (LDL) antioxidant activity with the effect of the herbs and their components. The antioxidant activity was examined using thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARSs) assay with human LDL as the oxidation substrate. The methanol extracts and rhizome oils ofC. xanthorrhizaandC. domesticashowed strong inhibitory activity on copper-mediated oxidation of LDL. Curcumin, demethoxycurcumin, and bisdemethoxycurcumin, isolated from the methanol extracts of both plants, exhibited stronger activity than probucol (IC50value 0.57 μmol/L) as reference, with IC50values ranging from 0.15 to 0.33 μmol/L. Xanthorrhizol, the most abundant component (31.9%) of the oil ofC. xanthorrhiza, showed relatively strong activity with an IC50value of 1.93 μmol/L. The major components ofC. domestica, ar-turmerone (45.8%) and zerumbone (3.5%), exhibited IC50values of 10.18 and 24.90 μmol/L, respectively. The high levels of curcuminoids in the methanol extracts and xanthorrhizol, ar-turmerone and zerumbone in the oils, and in combination with the minor components were responsible for the high LDL antioxidant activity of the herbs.Keywords
Funding Information
- NKEA Research Grant Scheme (NH0811D003)
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