This study was carried out to characterize the chemical components of Polygonum multiflorum root to evaluate its antioxidant activity and to identify the active compound for providing the basic data necessary for developing functional food and medicin...
This study was carried out to characterize the chemical components of Polygonum multiflorum root to evaluate its antioxidant activity and to identify the active compound for providing the basic data necessary for developing functional food and medicine. The results was as followings:
1. The results of proximate compositions in P. multiflorum root based on various dry methods were as followings; The highest contents of moisture(8.25%) and fat(1.11%) showed shade-dried P. multiflorum root among the dried P. multiflorum roots. The highest content of crude protein, crude ash and nitrogen free extract were highest in freeze-dried P. multiflorum root among the samples.
2. As the results of free sugars analysis, fructose, glucose, and sucrose were detected in dried P. multiflorum roots by various dry methods. The content of total free sugars were the highest in freeze dried P. multiflorum root.
Four kind organic acids were found in dried P.multiflorum roots. The contents of tartaric acid, malic acid, and malonic acid were highest in freeze dried P multiflorum root. But the highest content of oxalic acid was found in shade dried P. multiflorum root.
3. As the results of amino acids analysis sixteen kind amino acids were detected in dried P. multiflorum root by different dried methods. The major amino acid was determined arginine, and the highest content of arginine was found in freeze dried P. multiflorum root. The essential amino acids proportions(EAA/TAA) of shade dried P. multiflorum root, hot air dried P. multiflorum root, and freeze dried P. multiflorum root were 34.27%, 33.70%, and 31.91%, respectively.
4. Four kind minerals were found in dried P. multiflorum roots, and the potassium was the major minerals in all samples. The highest content of potassium was found in freeze dried P. multiflorum root (1,515.01 mg%).
5. The content of fatty acids in Polygonum multiflorum root based on various dry methods were high in the orders of linoleic acid, oleic acid and palmitic acid. The content of linoleic acid in freeze dried P. multiflorum root, shade dried P. multiflorum root, and hot air dried P. multiflorum root were 84.5 area%, 66.5 area%, 54.5 area%, respectively.
6. The content of total polyphenol in ethanol extract from dried P. multiflorum roots were higher than hot-water extract from dried P. multiflorum roots. The highest content of total polyphenols were found in ethanol extract from freeze dried P. multiflorum root (856.89 mg QE/g). The total flavonoid content of extracts from hot-air dried P. multiflorum were higher than the other samples.
7. The hot-water extracts of dried P. multiflorum roots showed higher activity for superoxide anion radical inhibition activity and DPPH radical scavenging activity than ethanol extract of dried P. multiflorum roots. The ethanol extract from dried P. multiflorum root showed higher ABTS radical scavenging activity than hot-water extract.
8. The cell viability of extract from dried P. multiflorum root was no cell toxic was observed in below the concentration 500 ug/mL of extract from dried P. multiflorum root application. The inhibition activity of nitric oxide production were not shows in all sample extracts.
9. As the result of anthraquinolic compounds analysis of P. multiflorum, 2,3,5,4`-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-β -D-glucoside(THSG), emodin, physcion were detected by HPLC.
10. Ethyl acetate fraction of ethanol extract from dried P multiflorum root was showed the highest total polyphenol content, DPPH radical scavenging activity and ABTS radical scavenging activity than the other extract fractions.
11. Fifteen fractions were obtained from ethylacetate fraction of P. multiflorum root ethanol extract by VLC. Number eleven and twelve were showed strong DPPH radical scavenging activity and ABTS radical scavenging activity among the VLC fractions.
12. The purified fifteen subfractions were obtained from subfraction number 12-4 of P. multiflorum root ethyl acetate fractions by HPLC. The purified subfraction 12-4-3 was identified the 2,3,5,4`-tetrahydroxystilbene–