- Title
- Phenolic compounds, antioxidant and anti-cancer properties of the Australian Maroon Bush Scaevola spinescens (Goodeniaceae)
- Creator
- Vuong, Quan V.; Sadeqzadeh, Elham; Hirun, Sathira; Goldsmith, Chloe D.; Zammitt, Nicholas; Bowyer, Michael C.; Sakoff, Jennette A.; Thorne, Rick F.; Weidenhofer, Judith; Scarlett, Christopher J.
- Relation
- Journal of Bioanalysis & Biomedicine Vol. S12
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/1948-593X.S12-002
- Publisher
- Omics Publishing Group
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2014
- Description
- Scaevola spinescens (Goodeniaceae) has been traditionally used by indigenous Australians to treat various ailments including cancer, thus it is necessary to identify optimum extraction conditions for bioactive components from this plant. This study investigated the effects of different extraction conditions on Total Phenolic Content (TPC), antioxidant capacity (ABTS, DPPH, CUPRAC, FRAP assays) and anti-cancer activity (MTT assay) of S. spinescens. The results showed that optimal extraction conditions for TPC using water were 80°C, 15 min and ratio of 20:1 mL/g. However, the aqueous extract prepared under optimal conditions had lower TPC and less antioxidant capacity than those of the organic solvent extracts. The acetone extract displayed the greatest TPC as well as the highest antioxidant capacity and anti-cancer activity against a panel of cancer cell lines, including cancers of the pancreas, breast, lung, brain, skin, colon and ovary. Therefore, further investigations should be conducted to identify key bioactive compounds as potential anti-cancer agents.
- Subject
- Scaevola spinescens; maroon bush tea; phenolic content; antioxidant; anti-cancer
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1296328
- Identifier
- uon:19242
- Identifier
- ISSN:1948-593X
- Language
- eng
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