Chemical constituents of two sages with free radical scavenging activity

Nat Prod Commun. 2012 Feb;7(2):187-90.

Abstract

From the aerial parts of Salvia trichoclada Bentham and S. verticillata L. one new and two known phenolic acids, 3-(3',4'-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-hydroxymethyl propionic acid (1), 3-(3',4'-dihydroxyphenyl) lactic acid (2), and rosmarinic acid (3); two flavonoids, apigenin 4'-methyl ether 7-O-glucuronide (4), and luteolin 7-O-beta glucuronide (5); two lupan type triterpene aglycones, lupeol (6), and 30-hydroxylup-20 (29)-en-3-on (7); an oleanane-type triterpene acid, oleanolic acid (8); and an ursan-type triterpene acid, ursolic acid (9) were isolated. The structures of the compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis. Different extracts of the plants were examined for their free radical scavenging activities by DPPH (2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) assay. Some of the polar extracts showed high free radical scavenging activity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biphenyl Compounds / chemistry
  • Free Radical Scavengers / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Picrates / chemistry
  • Plant Components, Aerial / chemistry
  • Salvia / chemistry*
  • Salvia / classification

Substances

  • Biphenyl Compounds
  • Free Radical Scavengers
  • Picrates
  • 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl