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- Title
Determinations of Secondary Metabolites and its Antioxidant Activities of Various Fractions of Albizia myriophylla Bark and Evaluations of Anti-Obesity Effect of Methanolic Extract of Albizia myriophylla in High-Fat Diet Mice.
- Authors
Goh Yong Meng; Ebrahimi, Mahdi; Syakroni, Nurmawati; Jahroumi, Mohammad Fasakh; Jaafarpour, Tarlan; Saat, Azmah
- Abstract
Introduction: This study examined the antioxidant activity and phenolic, flavonoid and saponin contents from multiple solvent extracts of Albizia myriophylla (ABZ) bark. Antioxidant activity of the methanol extract and its derived fractions namely hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, butanol and a residual aqueous fraction of the bark of ABZ was assessed. Methods: All the extracts showed a significant presence of phenolic, flavonoids and saponins. In DPPH (1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhidrazyl) radical scavenging test, ABTS (2-2'-azinobis 3-ethyl-6-sulfonic acid) radical scavenging test and reducing activity on ferrous iron (FRAP) test, the total antioxidant capacity was found to be varied in different fractions. Results: The IC50 calculated value of the three assays showed that the methanolic extract of ABZ bark had the lowest IC50 value for each assay, compared to the other extracts signifying highest anti-oxidant activity. Methanolic extract of ABZ was tested in high-fat diet induced mice, which showed reduce adipocyte cellularity and reduces the cholesterol, triglyceride, LDL level while increasing the HDL level. Conclusion: The antioxidant capacity with probable free radical scavenging activity of the methanolic extract of ABZ may be useful for the treatment of chronic inflammatory-related metabolic diseases such as obesity.
- Subjects
CHOLESTEROL content of food; HIGH-fat diet; METABOLITES; ALBIZIA; OXIDANT status; BARK
- Publication
Malaysian Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences, 2019, Vol 15, p5
- ISSN
1675-8544
- Publication type
Article