Bioguided Fractionation and Isolation of Free Radical Scavenging Components from in Vitro Propagated Chinese Medicinal Plants Dendrobium tosaense Makino and Dendrobium moniliforme SW

Shu-Fung Lo; Vanisree Mulabagal; Chung-Li Chen; Chao-Lin Kuo; Hsin-Sheng Tsay

doi:10.1021/jf040017r

Bioguided Fractionation and Isolation of Free Radical Scavenging Components from in Vitro Propagated Chinese Medicinal Plants Dendrobium tosaense Makino and Dendrobium moniliforme SW

Journal

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Journal Volume

52

Journal Issue

23

Pages

6916-6919

Date Issued

2004-11

Author(s)

Shu-Fung Lo

Vanisree Mulabagal

Chung-Li Chen

Chao-Lin Kuo

Hsin-Sheng Tsay

DOI

10.1021/jf040017r

URI

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jf040017r

https://scholars.tari.gov.tw/handle/123456789/17120

Abstract

This study was performed to investigate the free radical scavenging active components from in vitro propagated medicinal herbs of the genus Dendrobium, namely, Dendrobium tosaense Makino and Dendrobium moniliforme SW, using a 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical antioxidative assay. Seeds of the capsules derived after 12 weeks of hand-pollination germinated asymbiotically (50-74%) on half-strength Murashige and Skoog's (MS) basal medium with 3% sucrose and solidified with 0.9% Difco agar. Active growth in the germinated seedlings was achieved by reculturing on full-strength MS basal medium supplemented with 8% banana homogenate, 8% potato homogenate, 8% coconut water, 1.5% sucrose, and 0.9% Difco agar. Healthy plantlets transferred to plastic trays containing moss or moss and tree fern successfully acclimatized (84-100%) in the greenhouse. Extracts were prepared from plants grown in the greenhouse for a period of 6 months. Methanolic extracts of D. tosaense and D. moniliforme, scavenged DPPH at 95.9 and 83.4%, respectively, at a concentration of 0.4 mg/mL. Therefore, methanolic solubles of D. tosaense and D. moniliforme were subjected to bioguided fractionation and separation by column chromatographic methods individually. After chromatographic separation of these crude extracts, the obtained fractions (Dm 1, Dm 2, Dm 3, Dt 1, Dt 2, and Dt 3) were tested for their activity. Among them, fractions Dm 2 and Dt 1 showed significant antioxidant activity by DPPH radical antioxidative assay. Active fractions were purified further by column chromatography and resulted in identification of the antioxidant components alkyl ferulates from D. moniliforme and quercetin from D. tosaense.

Subjects

dendrobium

radical scavenging activity

mass propagation

alkyl ferulates

Publisher

American Chemical Society

Type

journal article