Identification of antioxidative flavonols and anthocyanins in Sicana odorifera fruit peel

J Agric Food Chem. 2011 Feb 9;59(3):975-83. doi: 10.1021/jf103151n. Epub 2011 Jan 18.

Abstract

Ten flavonols and three anthocyanins were identified in the fruit peel of melón de olor (Sicana odorifera), and their structures were established by spectrometric and spectroscopic (ESI-MS and NMR) techniques. One of the identified flavonols, quercetin 3-O-(6''-O-malonyl)-β-D-glucopyranoside 4'-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, has not been reported before in the plant kingdom. Although quercetin-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-d-glucopyranoside-4'-O-β-D-glucopyranoside had been reported before in literature and structure elucidation was done by comparison of NMR data with published data, to the best of our knowledge complete 1D and 2D NMR data have not been not delineated so far. Moreover, the antioxidant activity of pure compounds was measured by ABTS assay. It was established that quercetin 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranoside, quercetin-3-O-(6''-malonyl)-glucopyranoside, quercetin-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, and quercetin-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranoside-4'-O-β-D-glucopyranoside contribute significantly to the antioxidant activity exhibited by the fruit peel methanolic extract.

MeSH terms

  • Anthocyanins / analysis*
  • Antioxidants / analysis*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Cucurbitaceae / chemistry*
  • Flavonols / analysis*
  • Fruit / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry

Substances

  • Anthocyanins
  • Antioxidants
  • Flavonols
  • Plant Extracts