Avicenna J Phytomed. 2014 Sep-Oct; 4[5]: 343–353.
PMCID: PMC4224712
Accepted 2013 Nov 4; Accepted 2014 Jan 14.
Objectives: Consumption of fruits, such as plums and prunes, is useful in treating blood circulation disorder, measles, digestive disorder, and prevention of cancer, diabetes, and obesity. The paper presents a description of antioxidant and antiradical capacity of plum [Prunus domestica L.] in both fresh and dried samples.
Materials and Methods: Samples were mixed with methanol and ethanol [as solvents] and were extracted on magnetic shaker, separately. The experiments were carried out to measure the Total Phenolic Content [TPC], Total Flavonoid Content [TFC], Total Antioxidant Capacity [TAC], Reducing Power Assay [RPA], Chain Breaking Activity [CBA], and quantity of Malondialdehyde [MDA], 2,2-Diphenyl-1-Picrylhydrazyl [DPPH],Nitric Oxide [NO],Hydrogen peroxide [H2O2] and superoxide[O2-] radicals inhibition.
Results: The results showed that the highest values for the TPC, TFC,TAC, RPA, CBA, DPPH, and NO were related to ethanolic extractsof dried sample which showed statistically significant differences [p