Bulletin of Botanical Research ›› 2025, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (2): 315-328.doi: 10.7525/j.issn.1673-5102.2025.02.016

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Antioxidant Activity of Polyphenol Extracts from Ten Lily Bulbs and Its Correlation with Environmental Factors

Xiangchen MA, Ping ZHANG, Yuxin CHEN, Lei JIN()   

  1. College of Forestry and Prataculture,Ningxia University,Yinchuan 750021
  • Received:2024-07-29 Online:2025-03-20 Published:2025-04-07
  • Contact: Lei JIN E-mail:jinlei2013@nxu.edu.cn

Abstract:

In this study, 10 lily species collected from 30 areas were used as materials to determine the polyphenols content and antioxidant activity in lily bulbs by colorimetry, and the contents of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in lily bulbs and soils were determined by Kjeldahl method and atomic absorption spectrometry method, respectively. The environmental conditions of collection areas were investigated to explore the application prospect of wild lily in the development of antioxidant functional foods. This work provided the reference for further development of lily resources. The results showed that the contents of polyphenols, flavonoids, total flavanols and total anthocyanins in 10 lily bulbs collected from 30 areas were significantly different(P<0.05). The content of polyphenols in bulbs of the same lily species collected from different areas were significantly different(P<0.05), indicating the differences in lily quality of provenances among the ecological regions. There were significant differences in DPPH radical scavenging ability, copper ion reduction ability, metal chelation ability and lipid peroxidation inhibition ability of 10 lily bulb extracts(P<0.05), and the antioxidant ability of polyphenol extracts from wild lily bulb was better than that from cultivated Lilium davidii var. unicolor. The antioxidant activity of polyphenol extracts from the same lily bulbs collected from different areas were significantly different(P<0.05), which indicated that the antioxidant capacity of lily origin was obviously “authentic”. The contents of N, P and K in 10 lily bulbs were significantly different(P<0.05), and the contents of N, P and K in soils collected from collection areas were significantly different(P<0.05). Correlation analysis showed significant or extremely significant correlations between polyphenols content and copper ion reduction ability, DPPH free radical scavenging ability and lipid peroxidation inhibition ability of lily bulbs. Polyphenol content and antioxidant capacity of 10 lily bulbs were correlated with environmental factors to different extents. The environmental factors of the collection areas had different effects on the content of polyphenols and antioxidant activity of lily bulbs, the annual precipitation and annual average temperature were dominant factors. The polyphenols content was significantly positively correlated with the annual minimum temperature, annual precipitation and annual average temperature(P<0.05). The total anthocyanins content was significantly positively correlated with annual average temperature and wind speed(P<0.05). The comprehensive evaluation of antioxidant properties of lily polyphenols by using the functional analysis showed that the antioxidant quality of wild lily bulbs was better than that of traditional edible L. davidii var. unicolor. Among them, L. sargentiae in Xinhua Village, Yanjing Township, Baoxing County, Sichuan Province, L. leucanthum in Hongyang Township, Zhenping County, Shaanxi Province and L. lancifolium in Chengguan Town, Ganggao County, Shaanxi Province showed the best comprehensive performances, the bulb extracts of lily species could be used as natural antioxidants for development and utilization.

Key words: lily, bulbs, polyphenols, antioxidation, environmental factors

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