Antioxidant activities and phenolic contents of Carex hirta L. and Faba bona Medic. (Vicia faba L.) plants under oil contamination

Abstract

The influence of oil contamination on the amounts of polyphenols and total antioxidant activity in Carex hirta L. and Faba bona Medic. (Vicia faba L.) plants were explored in model experiments. Bean and sedge plants that grew in soil with crude oil (50 g/kg) contained more polyphenols, than plants which grew in clean (control) soil. Under oil contamination, general antioxidant activity increased in sedge plants, and decreased in bean plants.

Keywords

• oil contamination
• carex hirta l.
• faba bona medic. (vicia faba l.)
• polyphenols
• total antioxidant activity