Simultaneous quantitation and validation of triterpenoids and phytosteroids in Phaseolus angularis seeds

Molecules. 2014 Jul 16;19(7):10309-19. doi: 10.3390/molecules190710309.

Abstract

A reproducible analytical method using reverse-phase high liquid performance chromatography combined with UV detecting was developed for the quantitative determination of four compounds isolated from the ethanol extract of Phaseolus angularis seeds (PASE): oleanolic acid (1), oleanolic acid acetate (2), stigmasterol (3) and β-sitosterol (4). This method was fully validated in terms of linearity (r2 > 0.999), accuracy (98.5%-100.8%), precision (<0.92%), LOD (<0.0035 mg/mL), and LOQ (<0.0115 mg/mL). The effects of the PASE and isolated compounds 1-4 on TLR4 activation were tested in THP1-Blue cells. Among the tested substances, compound 2 showed potent inhibitory activity with an IC50 value of 3.89 ± 0.17 µM.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Phaseolus / chemistry*
  • Phytosterols / chemistry*
  • Phytosterols / isolation & purification
  • Phytosterols / pharmacology
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Seeds / chemistry*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Toll-Like Receptor 4 / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Triterpenes / chemistry*
  • Triterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Triterpenes / pharmacology

Substances

  • Phytosterols
  • Plant Extracts
  • Toll-Like Receptor 4
  • Triterpenes