Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of phenolic compounds from wild and cultivated Sclerocarya birrea(Anacardiaceae) leaves.
A quantitative study of the phenolic constituents of wild and cultivated leaves of Sclerocarya birrea(Anacardiaceae) was carried out by HPLC-UV/PDA and LC-MS. Phytochemical analysis of the methanol extract of wild plants led to the isolation of one new flavonol glycoside, quercetin 3-O-alpha-l-(5' '-galloyl)-arabinofuranoside (1), and eight known phenolic compounds; two epicatechin derivatives were also isolated from the same extract of the cultivated species. The antioxidant activity of all isolated compounds was determined by measuring free radical scavenging effects using the Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity assay and the coupled oxidation of beta-carotene and linoleic acid (autoxidation assay).
Dipartimento di Chimica Bioorganica e Biofarmacia, Università di Pisa, Via Bonanno 33, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Alessandra
A
Braca
Matteo
M
Politi
Rokia
R
Sanogo
Haby
H
Sanou
Ivano
I
Morelli
Cosimo
C
Pizza
Nunziatina
N
De Tommasi
D027926:Anacardiaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002839:Chromans / Q000737:chemistry; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid; D044948:Flavonols / Q000032:analysis; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000737:chemistry; D006027:Glycosides / Q000032:analysis; D019787:Linoleic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D000432:Methanol; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010636:Phenols / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry*; D019207:beta Carotene / Q000737:chemistry
D000975:Antioxidants; D002839:Chromans; D044948:Flavonols; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D006027:Glycosides; D010636:Phenols; D010936:Plant Extracts; D019207:beta Carotene; D019787:Linoleic Acid; C010643:6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid; D000432:Methanol