Potent Antioxidant Properties of <i>rol</i>B-transformed <i>Catharanthus roseus </i>(L.) G. Don

AuthorShahin Mardani-Nejaden
AuthorRamazan Ali Khavari-Nejaden
AuthorSara Saadatmanden
AuthorFarzaneh Najafien
AuthorParviz Aberoomand Azaren
Issued Date2016-04-30en
AbstractFree radicals play an important role in pathological processes such as aging and developing cancer; hence, natural products inhibit free radical production, and can play an important role in preventing diseases. We aimed to evaluate the scavenging activity of free radicals, reducing power, inhibition of lipid peroxidation and malondialdehyde (MDA) formation, and the antioxidant composition of rolB-transformed hairy roots and leaf callus of Catharanthus roseus. Hairy roots of the Catharanthus roseus were induced using Agrobacterium rhizogenes strain ATCC 15834 to transfer the rolB gene. Polymerase chain reaction analysis was used to identify the presence of the gene in the transformed hairy roots. Folin-Ciocalteu reagent, aluminum chloride calorimetry and high performance liquid chromatography were used to determine the content of total phenolic, flavonoid and gallic acid, respectively. To this end, we assayed the free radicals scavenging activity by 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), reducing power, inhibition of lipid peroxidation and inhibition of malondialdehyde production. The results showed that phenolic, flavonoid, and gallic acid contents in the ethanol extract of the hairy roots were significantly higher (p ≤ 0.01) than those naturally found in the extracts of root, leaf, and leaf callus of C. roseus. The hairy roots extract showed the lowest IC50 for the inhibition of DPPH•. Furthermore, the ethanol extract showed the best reducing power and had the highest potential to inhibit lipid peroxidation and to form the MDA. The transformed hairy roots can be considered a rich natural source of antioxidants.en
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.22037/ijpr.2016.1857en
KeywordAntioxidant potententialen
Keyword<i>Catharanthus roseus</i>en
KeywordLeaf callusen
KeywordTransformed hairy rootsen
PublisherBrieflandsen
TitlePotent Antioxidant Properties of <i>rol</i>B-transformed <i>Catharanthus roseus </i>(L.) G. Donen
TypeOriginal Articleen

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