Phenolic Acids from <i>Parthenium hysterophorus</i>: Evaluation of Bioconversion Potential as Free Radical Scavengers and Anticancer Agents
- 1 Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India
- 2 Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India
- 3 Department of Paper Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India
- 4 Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India
Abstract
Parthenium hysterophorus is a globally recognized invasive alien weed that prominently colonizes grazing areas and cultivated lands causing adverse effect on crop production. Major allelochemicals released from parthenium include sesqueterpene lactones and phenolic acids. Among these the presence of caffeic, vanillic and ferulic acids is of industrial significance as they possess potent free radical scavenging and anticancer activities. This study reports for the first time, high total phenolic acid content (20.82 ± 0.82 mg GAE/g dry sample) in parthenium. The GC-MS analysis indicated the presence of ferulic, p-coumaric, vanillic and gallic acid as major phenolic components. Free radical scavenging activity of the phenolic acids extract gave an EC 50 value 130.4 μg/ml when measured using DPPH assay. Anticancer activity of parthenium phenolic extract against A-498 (IC 50 0.5237 μg/ml) and MDA-MB231 (IC 50 and 0.2685 μg/ml) cancerous cell lines indicated its potential to be used as anticancer agent.
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