Free radical scavenging activity of Lafoensia pacari

被引:58
作者
Solon, S
Lopes, L
de Sousa, PT
Schmeda-Hirschmann, G
机构
[1] Univ Talca, Inst Quim Recursos Nat, Lab Quim Prod Nat, Talca, Chile
[2] Univ Fed Mato Grosso, Dept Quim ICET, Pos Grad Saude & Ambiente, ISC, BR-78060900 Cuiaba, MT, Brazil
关键词
Lafoensia pacari; Lythraceae; free radical scavengers; DPPH; xanthine oxidase; ellagic acid;
D O I
10.1016/S0378-8741(00)00233-6
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
The methanolic extract of the stem bark of Lafoensia pacari (Lythraceae) showed free radical scavenging activity in the diphenyl picryl hydrazyl radical (DPPH) decoloration assay and inhibited the enzyme xanthine oxidase 'in vitro'. Bioassay-guided isolation led to ellagic acid (EA) as the main active compound of Brazilian and Paraguayan collections of the plant. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:173 / 178
页数:6
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