title: Phenolic constituents and antioxidant activity of an extract of Anthuriumversicolor leaves.
abstract: Fractionation of a methanolic extract of the leaves of Anthurium versicolor has resulted in the isolation of two main fractions, I and II. Both the extract and the fractions were assayed for their radical-scavenging activity by means of an in vitro test (bleaching of the stable 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical) and showed a significant radical-scavenging effect. Subsequent chromatographic fractionation of the most active fraction, II, has led to the isolation and characterization, as major constituents, of four new flavone glycosides, acacetin 6-C-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->3)-beta-D-glucopyranoside] (1), acacetin 6-C-[beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranoside] (2), acacetin 6-C-[beta-D-apiofuranosyl-(1-->3)-beta-D-glucopyranoside] (3), and acacetin 8-C-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->3)-beta-D-glucopyranoside] (4), as well as vitexin (apigenin-8-C-beta-D-glucopyranoside) and rosmarinic acid. The structures of 1-4 were determined using spectroscopic methods.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche and Scuola di Specializzazione in Scienza e Tecnologia Cosmetiche, Università di Salerno, Invariante 11/C, 84084 Fisciano, Salerno, Italy. aquinorp@unisa.it
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aquino
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morelli
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Lauro
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abdo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saija
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tomaino
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D047310:Apigenin; D015764:Bepridil / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002934:Cinnamates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D053630:Depsides; D004484:Ecuador; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006027:Glycosides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010851:Picrates; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D000097123:Rosmarinic Acid
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D047310:Apigenin; D015764:Bepridil; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D002934:Cinnamates; D053630:Depsides; D005419:Flavonoids; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D006027:Glycosides; D010851:Picrates; D000097123:Rosmarinic Acid; C032731:vitexin; C004931:1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl