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http://dx.doi.org/10.15230/SCSK.2011.37.1.061

Study on the Antioxidant Activity of Geranium nepalense subsp. thunbergii Extract  

Lee, Sun-Young (RADIANT INC.)
Kim, Hyun-Ju (RADIANT INC.)
Choi, Shin-Wook (RADIANT INC.)
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Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea / v.37, no.1, 2011 , pp. 61-66 More about this Journal
Abstract
Antioxidant activity of Geranium nepalense subsp. thunbergii extract was evaluated by DPPH free radical scavenging assay. Geranium nepalense subsp. Thunbergii extract contains tannin, (-)epicatechin, kaempferitin, kaepferol -7-rhamnoside, brevifolin, corilagin, pyrogallol, ellagitannin, geraniin, gallic acid, succinic acid, quercetin, protocatechuic acid, etc. Geranium nepalense subsp. Thunbergii showed excellent antioxidant activity compared to positive control, quercetin. Geranium nepalense subsp. thunbergii extract showed a 98.33 % inhibition of DPPH radical at a concentration of $50\;{\mu}g/mL$. Quercetin showed a 78.05 % inhibition of DPPH radical at the same concentration. To investigate reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging activity, Geranium nepalense subsp. thunbergii extract was treated to human keratinocytes (HaCaT). $IC_{50}$ value of Geranium nepalense subsp. thunbergii extract was $43.22\;{\mu}g/mL$ and $IC_{50}$ value of quercetin was $102.35\;{\mu}g/mL$. Geranium nepalense subsp. thunbergii extract showed excellent antioxidant activity. Skin irritation test and cytotoxicity test suggested that Geranium nepalense subsp. thunbergii extract is a safe antioxidant ingredient for cosmetics.
Keywords
Geranium nepalense subsp. thunbergii; antioxidant activity; reactive oxygen species; anti-aging;
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