Cellular and Molecular Biology E-ISSN : 1165-158X / P-ISSN : 0145-5680 www.cellmolbiol.org Original Research LC-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS characterization of phenolic compounds from Pyracantha coccinea M.Roem. and their antioxidant capacity Javad Sharifi-Rad1,2, Shengnan Song3, Akhtar Ali3, Vigasini Subbiah3, Yasaman Taheri1, Hafiz A.R. Suleria3* 1 Phytochemistry Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2 Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Azuay, Cuenca, Ecuador 2 School of Agriculture and Food, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia *Correspondence to:
[email protected] Received August 20, 2020; Accepted December 3, 2020; Published January 31, 2021 Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14715/cmb/2021.67.1.29 Copyright: © 2021 by the C.M.B. Association. All rights reserved. Abstract: Pyracantha coccinea M.Roem. is considered as an important medicinal plant contributing remarkably to health and medicinal benefits. This is attri- buted to the presence of abundant polyphenols with powerful antioxidant properties. However, little research has been studied on the comprehensive identification and characterization of the phenolic compounds in areal parts of P. coccinea. This study aimed to investigate, characterize, and quantify the phenolic profiles of P. coccinea through liquid chromatography electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS) and high-performance liquid chromatography-photodiode array (HPLC-PDA. Further, it showed a significantly higher value in total phenolic content (TPC) than that of total flavonoids (TFC) and tannins (TTC). As for antioxidant capacities, P. coccinea presented the highest activity in ABTS (7.12 ± 0.25 mg AAE/g dw) compared with DPPH, FRAP, and TAC assays.