Research Article

Rapid Screening and Preparative Isolation of Antioxidants from Alpinia officinarum Hance Using HSCCC Coupled with DPPH-HPLC Assay and Evaluation of Their Antioxidant Activities

Table 1

Antioxidant activities of fractionations of different polarities and target-separated antioxidants in DPPH radical assay.

SamplesDPPH (IC50, μM)

Petroleum ether fraction>100
Ethyl acetate fraction32.9 ± 0.3
n-BuOH fraction74.5 ± 0.6
Galangin4.2 ± 0.03
Kaempferide7.8 ± 0.04
Rutina3.9 ± 0.03

aUsed as control.