Antioxidative and anticancer activity of extracts of cherry (Prunus serrulata var. spontanea) blossoms
Antioxidative and anticancer activity of extracts of cherry (Prunus serrulata var. spontanea) blossoms
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DOI:
10.1007/s11130-007-0045-9
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发表时间:
2007-06-01
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4
通讯作者:
Lee, Seung-Cheol
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作者:
Lee, Bo-Bae;Cha, Mi-Ran;Lee, Seung-Cheol
Organic solvent (methanol, ethanol, and acetone) extracts and water extracts of cherry (Prunus serrulata var. spontanea) blossoms were prepared, and antioxidant activities of the extracts were evaluated. Methanolic CBE (100 mu g/ml) showed the highest total phenol content (104.30 mu M), radical scavenging activity (34.2%), and reducing power (0.391). The effect of CBE on DNA damage induced by H2O2 in human leukocytes was evaluated by Comet assay. All CBE was a potent dose dependent inhibitor of DNA damage induced by 200 mu M of H2O2, methanolic CBE showed the most strong inhibition activity. The methanolic CBE of 500 mu g/ml showed 38.8% inhibition against growth of human colon cancer cell line HT-29. These results indicated that cherry blossoms could provide valuable bioactive materials.