Free radical scavenging activity of Kielmeyera variabilis (Clusiaceae)

Molecules. 2013 Feb 19;18(2):2376-85. doi: 10.3390/molecules18022376.

Abstract

As part of our ongoing research on antioxidant agents from Brazilian flora, we screened the free radical scavenging activity of two extracts and eight fractions of Kielmeyera variabilis (Clusiaceae) using DPPH· (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl-hydrate) and ABTS·+ [2,2'-azinobis(3-ethylenebenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)] colorimetric assays. The ethyl acetate and n-butanol fractions of the leaves of K. variabilis displayed the strongest activity (IC₅₀ of 3.5 ± 0.3 and 4.4 ± 0.2 μg mL⁻¹ for DPPH· and 6.6 ± 0.4 and 3.1 ± 0.1 μg mL⁻¹ for ABTS·+, respectively). Chromatographic fractionation of the most potent fractions led to identification of three flavonols with previously described antioxidant activity, quercitrin (1), quercetin-3-O-β-glucoside (3), and quercetin-3-O-β-galactoside (4), and of one biflavone, podocarpusflavone A (2). This is the first time that the presence of these flavonoids in Kielmeyera variabilis has been reported.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Benzothiazoles / metabolism
  • Biphenyl Compounds / metabolism
  • Clusiaceae / chemistry*
  • Flavonoids / chemistry
  • Flavonoids / pharmacology
  • Free Radical Scavengers / chemistry
  • Free Radical Scavengers / pharmacology*
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Picrates / metabolism
  • Sulfonic Acids / metabolism

Substances

  • Benzothiazoles
  • Biphenyl Compounds
  • Flavonoids
  • Free Radical Scavengers
  • Picrates
  • Sulfonic Acids
  • 2,2'-azino-di-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline)-6-sulfonic acid
  • 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl