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Chemical Composition and Biological Activity of Allium cepa L. and Allium × cornutum (Clementi ex Visiani 1842) Methanolic Extracts by Željana Fredotović; Matilda Šprung; Barbara Soldo; Ivica Ljubenkov; Irena Budić-Leto; Tea Bilušić; Vedrana Čikeš-Čulić; Jasna Puizina is a Chemistry article available to read on EtoBox.
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Here, we report a comparative study of the phytochemical profile and the biological activity of two onion extracts, namely Allium cepa L. and Allium × cornutum (Clementi ex Visiani 1842), members of the family Amaryllidaceae. The identification of flavonoids and anthocyanins, and their individual quantities, was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The potency of both extracts to scavenge free radicals was determined by the DPPH (2,2 -diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) radical-scavenging activity and oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) methods. The DNA protective role was further tested by the single-cell gel electrophoresis (COMET) assay and by Fenton's reagent causing double-strand breaks on the closed circular high copy pUC19 plasmid isolated from Escherichia coli. In the presence of both extracts, a significant decrease in DNA damage was observed, which indicates a protective role of Allium cepa and Allium × cornutum on DNA strand breaks. Additionally, cytotoxicity was tested on glioblastoma and breast cancer cell lines. The results showed that both extracts had antiproliferative effects, but the most prominent decrease in cellular growth was observed in g
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- Author
- Željana Fredotović; Matilda Šprung; Barbara Soldo; Ivica Ljubenkov; Irena Budić-Leto; Tea Bilušić; Vedrana Čikeš-Čulić; Jasna Puizina
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Chemistry (Life Sciences)