Abstract:We investigated the antioxidant effect of Taraxacum mongolicum glycoprotein (TMGP) in vitro and in vivo.The reaction system of H2O2,Fe2+,DPPH· and total antioxidant capacity was used to detect the antioxidant activity of TMGP in vitro and was compared with VC.The contents of MDA and the activities of SOD,CAT,GSH-Px in plasma,liver and brain were respectively measured in aged mice model induced by D-galactose.The result showed that:(1)The scavenging capacity of TMGP for H2O2 and Fe2+ were enhanced as TMGP concentration increased.The H2O2,Fe2+ scavenging rates reached 76.8% and 55% respectively at 1.72 mg/mL TMGP,close to the level of VC;When TMGP concentration at 1.5 mg/mL,the DPPH· scavenging rate reached 77% and it was near VC;(2)The animal experiment showed that the content of MDA decreased and the SOD,CAT,GSH-Px activities increased in plasma,liver and brain in all TMGP groups,significantly increased the antioxidant capacity of mice.TMGP has obvious antioxidant effect in vitro and in vivo.