Antioxidant activity of flavonoids from Licania licaniaeflora

被引:371
作者
Braca, A
Sortino, C
Politi, M
Morelli, I
Mendez, J
机构
[1] Univ Pisa, Dipartimento Chim Bioorgan & Biofarm, I-56126 Pisa, Italy
[2] Cent Univ Venezuela, Fac Ciencias, Esc Quim, Caracas 1020A, Venezuela
关键词
flavonoids; Licania licaniaeflora; antioxidants; free radical scavenging activity;
D O I
10.1016/S0378-8741(01)00413-5
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
In our screening program for antioxidants with DPPH radical scavenging activity we tested several flavonoids isolated from the leaves of Licania licaniaeflora (Chrysobalanaceae family) and identified by spectroscopic evidence, particularly with H-1 and C-13 NMR. All the isolated compounds exhibited DPPH radical scavenging activity: quercetin derivatives showed the strongest action, while the flavanone 8-hydroxy-naringenin and kaempferol 3-O-alpha-rhamnoside had the lowest. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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