Antioxidant and cytoprotective properties of seeds and seed by-products from lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)

Authors

  • Chun-Ping LU Fu Jen Catholic University, Department of Food Science, New Taipei City 24205 (TW)
  • Kuan-Hung LIN Chinese Culture University, Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, Taipei 11114 (TW)
  • Chia-Chi WU Chinese Culture University, Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, Taipei 11114 (TW)
  • Ming-Chih SHIH Chinese Culture University, Department of Nutrition and Health, Taipei 11114 (TW)
  • Wei-Tang CHANG Chinese Culture University, Department of Nutrition and Health, Taipei 11114 (TW)
  • Yi-Ping YU Chinese Culture University, Department of Nutrition and Health, Taipei 11114 (TW)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha50212711

Keywords:

antioxidant activity, ethanolic extract, oxidative DNA damage, seed pod, seed epicarp

Abstract

The seed of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn., commonly known as Chinese lotus, has been used as an indigenous medicine in Taiwan. The present study aims to evaluate the variable antioxidant activity of Nelumbo nucifera ethanolic extracts (NNEE) collected from different parts of the lotus. The seed epicarp had significantly higher extractable total phenolic content (TPC) and flavonoid content (TFC) than the seed and seed pod. Compared to the seed and seed pod, the seed epicarp also exhibited lower IC50 values of 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2'-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid (ABTS), EC50 for reducing power, and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) scavenging activity. Moreover, DPPH and ABTS radicals, reducing power activity, and H2O2 scavenging activity by NNEE were highly and significantly associated with TPC and TFC. Seed epicarp NNEE at a concentration of 25 μg/mL gave significantly higher protection to Raw 264.7 mouse macrophages against H2O2 induced damage compared with blanks. Seed epicarp NNEE was also found to have the most significant protection effect on oxidative DNA damage. Therefore, the NNEE of seed epicarp exhibited higher in vitro and ex vivo antioxidant activity, and can be used as a functional ingredient representing a potential source of natural antioxidants to prevent and treat oxidative stress-related disorders.

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2022-06-30

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LU, C.-P., LIN, K.-H., WU, C.-C., SHIH, M.-C., CHANG, W.-T., & YU, Y.-P. (2022). Antioxidant and cytoprotective properties of seeds and seed by-products from lotus (Nelumbo nucifera). Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 50(2), 12711. https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha50212711

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