Abstract:
Antioxidant substances were extracted from Camellia oleifera Abel leaves with ethanol. Their antioxidant activities were determined and compared with rutin and BHT by using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging method. EC50 values of DPPH radical scavenging were determined under wavelength of 517nm and reaction time of 40min. The results showed that ethanol extracts from C. oleifera leaves have significant effect on DPPH radical scavenging and the DPPH radical-scavenging efficiency increases with the purification degree of extracts from C. oleifera leaves. EC50 values of the crude extracts, purified extracts from C. oleifera leaves, rutin and BHT are 12.19, 6.765, 9.481 and 37.53mg/L, respectively. The sequence of radical scavenging ability is: purified extracts>rutin>crude extracts>>BHT.