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Determination of Antioxidant Capacity and HPLC Analysis of Gallic Acid Plus Rutin in Some Lamiaceae Plants Growing in the East of Libya

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Abstract

Lamiaceae family comprise a wide range of medicinal and aromatic plant species with strong antioxidant properties and multiple pharmaceutical applications in folk medicine. Mentha piperita L., Ocimum basilicum, Origanum vulgare L, Rosmarinus officinalis L, Salvia officinalis L. and Thymus capitatus, are edible plants in Libya, belonging to this family. The current work aims to evaluate gallic acid and rutin contents of the methanolic extract of the mentioned plants using RP- High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and assess their antioxidant properties by applying the DPPH radical scavenging assay. The content of gallic acid were found to be considerable in all plants studied, most remarkably in Rosmarinus officinalis L. and Thymus capitatus with area under the peak (56.14% and 54.62% respectively), while lower contents were detected in Ocimum basilicum (34.44%), Origanum vulgare L. (28.98%), Mentha piperita L.(26.09%), and Salvia officinalis L. (24.34%). On the other hand, it was noted that rutin is found in less quantities compared to previous results. The extracts of Organium vulgare and Thymus capitatus had a significant antioxidant potential compared to standard vitamin C with 0.34 ± 0.03 and 0.46 ± 0.02 mg/mL respectively, while a lower scavenging capacity were recoded for Mentha piperita L. (0.59 mg/mL ± 0.01), Salvia officinalis L. (0.60 mg/mL ± 0.01), Rosmarinus officinalis L (0.65 mg/mL ± 0.07), and Ocimum basilicum (0.99 mg/mL ± 0.02). In conclusion, the reported results point out the significance of this family as a source of antioxidant agents with high promising capability to affect the redox state.

Published in International Journal of Pharmacy and Chemistry (Volume 9, Issue 1)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijpc.20230901.11
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Libya, Gallic Acid, Rutin, DPPH, HPLC

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      author = {Abdullah Alamami and Samar Ben Zaed and Esra El Naili and Areej Daboub and Naema Elremali and Fatma Elshibani and Salim Skaik},
      title = {Determination of Antioxidant Capacity and HPLC Analysis of Gallic Acid Plus Rutin in Some Lamiaceae Plants Growing in the East of Libya},
      journal = {International Journal of Pharmacy and Chemistry},
      volume = {9},
      number = {1},
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      abstract = {Lamiaceae family comprise a wide range of medicinal and aromatic plant species with strong antioxidant properties and multiple pharmaceutical applications in folk medicine. Mentha piperita L., Ocimum basilicum, Origanum vulgare L, Rosmarinus officinalis L, Salvia officinalis L. and Thymus capitatus, are edible plants in Libya, belonging to this family. The current work aims to evaluate gallic acid and rutin contents of the methanolic extract of the mentioned plants using RP- High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and assess their antioxidant properties by applying the DPPH radical scavenging assay. The content of gallic acid were found to be considerable in all plants studied, most remarkably in Rosmarinus officinalis L. and Thymus capitatus with area under the peak (56.14% and 54.62% respectively), while lower contents were detected in Ocimum basilicum (34.44%), Origanum vulgare L. (28.98%), Mentha piperita L.(26.09%), and Salvia officinalis L. (24.34%). On the other hand, it was noted that rutin is found in less quantities compared to previous results. The extracts of Organium vulgare and Thymus capitatus had a significant antioxidant potential compared to standard vitamin C with 0.34 ± 0.03 and 0.46 ± 0.02 mg/mL respectively, while a lower scavenging capacity were recoded for Mentha piperita L. (0.59 mg/mL ± 0.01), Salvia officinalis L. (0.60 mg/mL ± 0.01), Rosmarinus officinalis L (0.65 mg/mL ± 0.07), and Ocimum basilicum (0.99 mg/mL ± 0.02). In conclusion, the reported results point out the significance of this family as a source of antioxidant agents with high promising capability to affect the redox state.},
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    SN  - 2575-5749
    UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijpc.20230901.11
    AB  - Lamiaceae family comprise a wide range of medicinal and aromatic plant species with strong antioxidant properties and multiple pharmaceutical applications in folk medicine. Mentha piperita L., Ocimum basilicum, Origanum vulgare L, Rosmarinus officinalis L, Salvia officinalis L. and Thymus capitatus, are edible plants in Libya, belonging to this family. The current work aims to evaluate gallic acid and rutin contents of the methanolic extract of the mentioned plants using RP- High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and assess their antioxidant properties by applying the DPPH radical scavenging assay. The content of gallic acid were found to be considerable in all plants studied, most remarkably in Rosmarinus officinalis L. and Thymus capitatus with area under the peak (56.14% and 54.62% respectively), while lower contents were detected in Ocimum basilicum (34.44%), Origanum vulgare L. (28.98%), Mentha piperita L.(26.09%), and Salvia officinalis L. (24.34%). On the other hand, it was noted that rutin is found in less quantities compared to previous results. The extracts of Organium vulgare and Thymus capitatus had a significant antioxidant potential compared to standard vitamin C with 0.34 ± 0.03 and 0.46 ± 0.02 mg/mL respectively, while a lower scavenging capacity were recoded for Mentha piperita L. (0.59 mg/mL ± 0.01), Salvia officinalis L. (0.60 mg/mL ± 0.01), Rosmarinus officinalis L (0.65 mg/mL ± 0.07), and Ocimum basilicum (0.99 mg/mL ± 0.02). In conclusion, the reported results point out the significance of this family as a source of antioxidant agents with high promising capability to affect the redox state.
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  • Department of Basic Medical Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya

  • Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Zawia, Tripoli, Libya

  • Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya

  • Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Zawia, Tripoli, Libya

  • Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya

  • Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya

  • Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assalam International University, Benghazi, Libya

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