In Vitro and in Vivo Antioxidant Activities of Polysaccharide Purified From Aloe Vera (Aloe Barbadensis) Gel.

Kang Min-Cheol, et al.
Carbohydrate polymers, 2014

Abstract

The in vitro and in vivo antioxidant potentials of a polysaccharide isolated from aloe vera gel were investigated. Enzymatic extracts were prepared from aloe vera gel by using ten digestive enzymes including five carbohydrases and five proteases. Among them, the highest yield was obtained with the Viscozyme extract and the same extract showed the best radical scavenging activity. An active polysaccharide was purified from the Viscozyme extract using ethanol-added separation and anion exchange chromatography. Purified aloe vera polysaccharide (APS) strongly scavenged radicals including DPPH, hydroxyl and alkyl radicals. In addition, APS showed a protective effect against AAPH-induced oxidative stress and cell death in Vero cells as well as in the in vivo zebrafish model. In this study, it is proved that both the in vitro and in vivo antioxidant potentials of APS could be further utilized in relevant industrial applications.

Keywords

Aloe vera; Antioxidant activity; Oxidative stress; Polysaccharide; Reactive oxygen species; Zebrafish.

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