Determination of Angelica archangelica’s Antioxidant Capacity and Mineral Content

Abstract

AbstractThe aim of this study was to determine the mineral contents by ICP‐MS and the antioxidant capacity of Angelica archangelica plant, which is not well known in the literature. For this purpose, ethyl alcohol extracts of the branches and leaves of the plant; different bioanalytical methods such as reducing capacity by Fe3+−Fe2+ transformation method, Fe3+‐TPTZ reducing capacity by FRAP method, Cu2+‐Cu+ reducing capacity by CUPRAC method, the ferric ions (Fe2+) chelating activity by using bipyridyl reagent, DPPH (1,1‐diphenyl‐2‐picryl‐hydrazyl) free radical, DMPD (N,N‐dimethyl‐p‐phenylenediamine), ABTS (2,2’‐azino‐bis(3‐ethylbenzthiazoline‐6‐sulfonic acid) radical scavenging activities, total antioxidant activity determination according to thiocyanate method, total phenolic and total flavonoid activity were used. As standard, BHT, BHA, α‐Tocopherol, Trolox were used. A. archangelica branches and leaves demonstrated 88.13 % and 93.90 % inhibition of linoleic acid emulsion peroxidation at 20 mg mL−1 concentration. Also, it was determined that both leaves and branches of A. archangelica plant were dense with P, Mg, Ca and K minerals with ICP‐MS device. It is considered that the results of the manuscript will guide the antioxidant studies, medicine, cosmetics, pharmacology and food sector.