New C-deoxyhexosyl flavones and antioxidant properties of Passiflora edulis leaf extract

J Agric Food Chem. 2007 Dec 12;55(25):10187-93. doi: 10.1021/jf072119y. Epub 2007 Nov 15.

Abstract

The flavonoids present in passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) leaves were identified by a high-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-DAD-MS/MS) method. Sixteen apigenin or luteolin derivatives were characterized, which included four mono-C-glycosyl, eight O-glycosyl- C-glycosyl, and four O-glycosyl derivatives. With the exceptions of C-hexosyl luteolin and C-hexosyl apigenin, all the compounds exhibited a deoxyhexose moiety. Moreover, the uncommon C-deoxyhexosyl derivatives of luteolin and apigenin have been identified for first time in P. edulis by HPLC-DAD-MS/MS. The antioxidative capacity of passion fruit leaves was checked against DPPH radical and several reactive oxygen species (superoxide radical, hydroxyl radical, and hypochlorous acid), revealing it to be concentration-dependent, although a pro-oxidant effect was noticed for hydroxyl radical.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antioxidants / analysis*
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology
  • Apigenin / analysis
  • Apigenin / chemistry
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Flavones / analysis*
  • Flavones / chemistry
  • Flavones / pharmacology
  • Glycosylation
  • Luteolin / analysis
  • Luteolin / chemistry
  • Passiflora / chemistry*
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry*
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Flavones
  • Apigenin
  • Luteolin