title: Antioxidant activity of an unusual 3-hydroxyindole derivative isolated from fruits of Aristotelia chilensis (Molina) Stuntz.
abstract: 3-Hydroxyindole was isolated from the EtOH extract of fruits of Aristotelia chilensis during analyses by HPLC/MS and GC/MS and identified by its mass fragmentation pattern and spectrophotometric data. Additionally, this extract showed an interesting antioxidant activity in DPPH, crocin and TBARS assays. The presence of this type of compound in this fruit species permits us to explain its strong antioxidant activity and its important part in the biosynthetic pathway of phenolic and alkaloid compounds in this plant. Therefore this compound could be useful for the development of future nutraceutical and antioxidant protective agents.
authors: Plant Biochemistry and Phytochemical Ecology Laboratory, Department of Basic Sciences, University of Bío-Bío, Chillán, Chile. ccespedes@ubiobio.cl
authors: Carlos L
authors: CL
authors: Céspedes
authors: Julio
authors: J
authors: Alarcon
authors: Maribel
authors: M
authors: Valdez-Morales
authors: Octavio
authors: O
authors: Paredes-López
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D045467:Elaeocarpaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D007211:Indoles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D007211:Indoles; C510549:3-hydroxyindole