Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 20, Issue 6, Pages 11063-11075Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules200611063
Keywords
Artemisia abrotanum L; polyphenols; flavonoids; hydroxycinnamic derivatives; phenolic acids; natural antioxidants; bioactive compounds; healthy nutrition
Funding
- Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and, Cluj-Napoca, Romania [27020/11/15.11.2011]
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Artemisia abrotanum L. (southernwood) belongs to the Artemisia genus and it is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of a variety of illnesses. Scarce data is available on the chemical composition of this medicinal plant, most research being focused on the quantitative and qualitative analyses of its essential oil. Our aim was to investigate the content and profile of polyphenols, flavonoids and hydroxycinnamic derivatives present in the Artemisiae abrotani herba extract. We conducted LC/MS analysis and we screened for 19 polyphenols, flavonoids and hydroxycinnamic derivatives. We determined the total content of these compounds and we screened for antioxidant activity. Most polyphenol acids, hydroxycinnamic derivatives and flavonoids were identified and quantified for the first time in this study. We found an original polyphenol distribution profile with high concentration of sinapic acid, rutin, quercetol, ferulic acid and patuletin. We measured the antioxidant activity, the ethanolic extract presenting a modest radical scavenging activity. The value of this study consists in its novelty as it adds new data on the chemical composition of A. abrotanum L. and it opens novel perspectives for medical and nutritional applications of this plant.
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