Application of preparative high-speed counter-current chromatography for the separation of flavonoids from the leaves of Byrsonima crassa Niedenzu (IK)

J Chromatogr A. 2004 Apr 30;1035(1):47-51. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2004.02.050.

Abstract

The methanolic extract of the leaves of the medicinal plant Byrsonima crassa (Malpighiaceae) contain flavonoids with antioxidant activity. They were separated in a preparative scale using high-speed counter-current chromatography. The optimum solvent system used was composed of a mixture of ethyl acetate-n-propanol-water (140:8:80 (v/v/v)) and led to a successful separation between monoglucosilated flavonoids (quercetin-3-O-alpha-L-arabinoside, quercetin-3-O-beta-D-galactoside) and the biflavonoid amentoflavone in only 3.5 h. The purities of quercetin-3-O-alpha-L-arabinoside (95 mg), quercetin-3-O-beta-D-galactoside (16 mg) and the biflavonoid amentoflavone (114 mg) were all isolated at purity over 95%. Identification was performed by 1H NMR, 13C NMR and UV analyses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Countercurrent Distribution / methods*
  • Flavonoids / isolation & purification*
  • Malpighiaceae / chemistry*
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry*
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet

Substances

  • Flavonoids