Antioxidant secondary metabolites from Geranium lasiopus Boiss. & Heldr

Nat Prod Res. 2012;26(13):1261-4. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2011.578071. Epub 2011 Oct 14.

Abstract

Chromatographic studies on the EtOAc soluble portion of the MeOH extract of Geranium lasiopus led to the isolation of eight flavonoids (kaempferol (1), quercetin (2), quercetin 3-O-β-glucopyranoside (3), quercetin 3-O-β-galactopyranoside (4), kaempferol 3-O-α-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 6)-β-glucopyranoside (5), quercetin 3-O-α-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 6)-β-glucopyranoside (6), kaempferol 3-O-α-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-glucopyranoside (7) and quercetin 3-O-α-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-β-glucopyranoside (8)), two simple phenolic compounds (gallic acid (9) and its methyl ester (10)) and a hydrolysable tannin (pusilagin (11)). The structures of the compounds were elucidated by 1- and 2-dimensional NMR techniques ((1)H, (13)C, COSY, HMBC, HMQC) and ESI-TOF-MS spectrometry. Inhibitory effects on H(2)O(2)-induced lipid peroxidation in human red blood cells of the different extracts of G. lasiopus, as well as isolated compounds, were investigated. All tested compounds showed comparable or higher activity than that of ascorbic acid and trolox.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antioxidants / chemistry*
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology
  • Flavonoids / chemistry
  • Flavonoids / pharmacology
  • Geranium / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen Peroxide / pharmacology
  • Lipid Peroxidation / drug effects
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
  • Tannins / chemistry

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Flavonoids
  • Plant Extracts
  • Tannins
  • Hydrogen Peroxide