Phytochemical, metabolic profiling and antiparasitic potential from Inga semialata leaves (Fabaceae)

Nat Prod Res. 2022 Apr;36(7):1898-1903. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2020.1817918. Epub 2020 Sep 9.

Abstract

Natural Products phytochemical provide a rich source for therapeutic discovery and has led to the development of many drugs. Thus, the aim of this study was to obtaining a metabolic profiling from ethanol extract of Inga semialata leaves (EEIS) selected by bioassay antimalarial and nematostatic and identify metabolites in mixture by co-injection experiments and NMR spectroscopy. The chemical composition of this species indicated a wide variety of aromatic acids (vanillic acid, 3,4,5-trimethoxy benzoic acid, gallic acid, methyl gallate, p-coumaric acid and ferulic acid), flavonoids (quercetin, myricetin-3-O-rhamnoside and myricetin-3-O-(2"-O-galloyl)-α-rhamnopyranoside), triterpenes (lupeol, α-amyrin, friedelin and oleanolic acid) and the 2-hydroxyethyl-dodecanoate. The antimalarial assay showed that the I. semialata n-hexane fraction presented higher inhibition percentage than the Chloroquine standard and may be considered a potential source of compounds with antimalarial activity while the EEIS and its fractions showed nematostatic potential below 17% in the assay of nematostatic evaluation against the parasite Meloidogyne incognita.

Keywords: Inga semialata; antimalarial; aromatic acids; flavonoids; nematostatic; triterpenes.

MeSH terms

  • Antiparasitic Agents / pharmacology
  • Fabaceae* / chemistry
  • Phytochemicals / analysis
  • Phytochemicals / pharmacology
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry

Substances

  • Antiparasitic Agents
  • Phytochemicals
  • Plant Extracts