NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ›› 2012, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (8): 1118-. doi: A

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α-Glucosidase Inhibitory and Antioxidant Activity of Magnolia Officinalis

CAO Nai-feng1,2 , KANG Wen-yi1*   

  1. 1Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Henan University; 2The graduate school of Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
  • Online:2012-09-06 Published:2012-10-15

Abstract: The α-glucosidase inhibitory activities of Magnolia officinalis from Guizhou and Henan province was assayed by the method of 96-microplates for the first time, and its antioxidant activity was determined by the method of DPPH, ABTS and FRAP. Ethyl acetate (IC50 = 7.22 μg/mL) and methanolic extracts (IC50 =36.59 μg/mL) of M. officinalis from Guizhou, and the petroleum ether (IC50 = 107.04 μg/mL) and ethyl acetate extracts (IC50 =17.17 μg/mL) of M. officinalis from Henan were higher than that of Acarbose (IC50=1081.27 μg/mL) as positive control. Ethyl acetate extracts of M. officinalis from Guizhou had the highest ABTS free radical scavenging activity (IC50 = 8.81 μg/mL), which was higher than that of BHT(IC50 = 11.94 μg/mL)as positive control, and followed by ethyl acetate extracts of Magnolia officinalis from Henan (IC50 =12.73 μg/mL).The results indicated that ethyl acetate extracts of M. officinalis from Guizhou showed the strongest activity of α-glucosidase inhibitory activity and antioxidant activity.

Key words: Magnolia officinalis, α-glucosidase inhibitory activity, antioxidant activity

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