摘要：Pimpinella brachycarpa (Kom. Nakai) is one of the most favored wild vegetables in Asian regions. In the present study, a series of solvent fractions of Pimpinella brachycarpa were evaluated for their Total Phenolic Content (TPC), Total Flavonoid (TFC) content, antioxidant capacity and cytotoxic activity against Bel-7404 cancer cell line. PBbu had the highest TPC of 29.0567±0.27014 mg of gallic acid equivalents (GAE)/g of extract and PBet had the highest TFC of 872.422±12.0185 μg of quercetin equivalents/g of extract. There was a significantly high correlation between DPPH radical scavenging activity with TPC and ABTS-+ Radical Scavenging Activity with TFC. While a poor correlation between cytotoxicity with TPC or TFC was obtained. Among the four solvent fractions, PBpe showed the most potent cytotoxic activity . The results indicated that the solvent fractions from Pimpinella brachycarpa have potent health benefit effects, thus can be used as a dietary source for functional food.
