Yonglin Ma,Yue Zhang,Yu Zhao,Jiwen Wang,Qianqian Hu,Lianlin Yang,Shuzhen Chen,Yong Diao,Hongliang Ma
In this study, an online antioxidant assay based on HPLC-ABTS was mainly developed for screening the antioxidants of flavonoids from Astragali Radix (AR), and comparing the antioxidant capacity between traditional decoction pieces (TDP) of AR and cell wall-broken decoction pieces (CDP) of AR. The experimental results showed that the overall antioxidant capacity of CDP of AR was about twice as much as that of TDP of AR, which was specifically expressed as the antioxidant capacity of the screened antioxidants extracted from CDP was equivalent to 1.9–5.1 times that of those extracted from TDP, and three antioxidants were successfully screened, which were calycosin-7-O-β-D-glucoside, calycosin, and formononetin. The method established in this study is characterized by high efficiency and accuracy, which can simultaneously accomplish the screening of antioxidant components and the comparison of antioxidant capacity between samples, and provides a new method for the quality evaluation of AR from the perspective of antioxidant activity.
Shanshan Sun,Shujuan Wang,Shanshan Li,Liping Wei,Xiaohan Wang,Yizhou Wang,Bing Li,Yang Hu,Liangsheng Wang
Phytosterols exhibit a wide range of pharmacological activities and have no side-effects, which have attracted more and more attention. In this study, two pre-treatment methods (alkaline hydrolysis and acid-alkali hydrolysis) were performed in parallel for the first time to investigate the effects on phytosterol analysis. The aim is to develop an analytical method for phytosterols in pollen and anther wall of tree peony ( Paeonia ostii ‘Fengdan’) by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The result indicated that the contents of phytosterols in pollen (3390.02 mg/100 g DW) and anther wall (929.70 mg/100 g DW) of P. ostii ‘Fengdan’ were relatively high. Meanwhile, eleven phytosterols were identified, among which five phytosterols were first identified in tree peony pollen. Moreover, the effects of wall breaking and different developmental stages on phytosterol contents of pollen and anther wall of P. ostii ‘Fengdan’ were also discussed. The result showed that wall breaking was beneficial to sterol detection of pollen, but not necessary for anther wall. For the best harvest time, the stage of S2 had the highest content of phytosterols. In conclusion, this study successfully establishes an analytical method for phytosterols by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and lays a foundation for the development and utilization of pollen and anther wall of P. ostii ‘Fengdan’ in functional foods and pharmaceutical industry .