Purification and Identification of a Novel Protein Isolated from Panax quinquefolium and Evaluation of its In vitro Antioxidant Properties

Objective:A novel protein was first purified from Panax quinquefolius L.(AGNP),and in vitro antioxidant activities of AGNP were first studied in this work.Methods:AGNP was purified by Ion-exchange chromatography and Gel-filtration chromatography.The chemical characterizations of AGNP were tested by sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis(SDS-PAGE),high-pressure gel-filtration chromatography,MALDI-TOF-MS and HPLC.In vitro antioxidant effects were tested in simple antioxidant assay including 2,2-diphenylpicrylhydrazyl radical scavenging,superoxide radical(O2^-)scavenging,hydroxyl radical(OH)scavenging,and ferric-reducing ability.Results:The results showed which the content of AGNP measured by Bradford method was 2.42 mg/m L and the subunit molecular weight of AGNP measured by sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis(SDS-PAGE)was 15 kD.The AGNP molecular weight was 15,114 Da both of SDS-PAGE and mass spectrum purity.The result of high-pressure gel-filtration chromatography demonstrated that the molecular weight of AGNP was 31,086 Da,which implied that AGNP was a homodimer.The in vitro Antioxidant results indicated that AGNP had obvious effects to remove the free radicals in vitro.Conclusion:In conclusion,AGNP had more powerful antioxidant capacity and it can be used as an effective natural antioxidant to alleviate oxidative stress.

Biochemical Mechanisms of Therapeutic and Prophylactic Effects of Bioflavonoids

In the present study to investigate the biochemical mechanisms of therapeutic and prophylactic action of bioflavonoids, carried out a comparative evaluation of antioxidant and antiproteinase properties of certain bioflavonoids standards in vitro. Therapeutic and prophylactic efficacy of individual bioflavonoids as well as herbal medicines with bioflavonoids, was examined at an experimental pathology （toxic hepatitis, dental caries, periodontitis, stomatitis, dysbiosis, diabetes Types 1 and 2, gastric ulcer, osteopenia） in Wistar line rats. Condition of organs and tissues was assessed by biochemical markers of inflammation, antioxidant and antimicrobial defense systems of animals. Research has shown the ability ofbioflavonoids in varying degrees inhibit the formation of superoxide anion radicals and malondialdehyde, recover free radicals, bind ions of Fe2＋, inhibiting the activity of proteases, such as leukocyte elastase. Established partially competitive type of trypsin and elastase activity inhibition by bioflavonoids. Was revealed a positive effect of bioflavonoids in experimental pathology on animals. Therapeutic and prophylactic effects of bioflavonoids, in our opinion, are realized through a strong antioxidant and antiprotease properties of these compounds.