Seasonal variation of gastroprotective terpenoids in Maytenus robusta (Celastraceae) quantified by gas chromatography-flame ionization detection (GC-FID)
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Tailyn Zermiani
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Antonio A.S. Junior
Abstract
The triterpenes friedelin (1), β-friedelinol (2) and 3,15-dioxo-21α-hydroxyfriedelane (3) in the aerial parts of Maytenus robusta, a Brazilian medicinal plant with antiulcer potential, were seasonally quantified by gas chromatography flame-ionization detection (GC-FID) using an external standard. The method was found to be linear, precise and sensitive. Compounds 1 and 2 were found in M. robusta leaves and branches, with highest concentrations in the leaves collected in autumn, i.e. 3.21 ± 0.16 and 12.60 ± 1.49 mg g−1 dry weight of 1 and 2, respectively. On the other hand, compound 3 was found only in the branches, with the highest concentrations in winter and autumn (0.21 ± 0.01 and 0.20 ± 0.02 mg g−1). The results allow to define the optimal season and plant parts for the collection of M. robusta as a phytotherapeutic drug.
Acknowledgments
The authors are grateful to CNPq, UNIVALI and Article 170 scholarship-SC, Brazil for their essential financial support. The authors are also grateful to EPAGRI for providing the plant material.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Research Articles
- Seasonal variation of gastroprotective terpenoids in Maytenus robusta (Celastraceae) quantified by gas chromatography-flame ionization detection (GC-FID)
- Plicosepalin A, a new antioxidant catechin–gallic acid derivative of inositol from the mistletoe Plicosepalus curviflorus
- New lupan-type triterpenoids
- Penicilloitins A and B, new antimicrobial fatty acid esters from a marine endophytic Penicillium species
- Anti-acetylcholinesterase activity of essential oils and their major constituents from four Ocimum species
- The chemical composition, antimicrobial, and antioxidant activities of Pycnocycla spinosa and Pycnocyla flabellifolia essential oils
- Biological evaluation and docking studies of some benzoxazole derivatives as inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase
- LC/ESI-MS/MS profiling of Ulmus parvifolia extracts and evaluation of its anti-inflammatory, cytotoxic, and antioxidant activities
- Antiproliferative effect of synthetic cyclic imides (methylphtalimides, carboxylic acid phtalimides and itaconimides) against human cancer cell lines
- Anti-inflammatory activity of highly oxygenated terpenoids from Achillea biebersteinii Afan
- Annual Reviewer Acknowledgement
- Reviewer acknowledgement Biosciences – Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C, volume 71 (2016)
Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Research Articles
- Seasonal variation of gastroprotective terpenoids in Maytenus robusta (Celastraceae) quantified by gas chromatography-flame ionization detection (GC-FID)
- Plicosepalin A, a new antioxidant catechin–gallic acid derivative of inositol from the mistletoe Plicosepalus curviflorus
- New lupan-type triterpenoids
- Penicilloitins A and B, new antimicrobial fatty acid esters from a marine endophytic Penicillium species
- Anti-acetylcholinesterase activity of essential oils and their major constituents from four Ocimum species
- The chemical composition, antimicrobial, and antioxidant activities of Pycnocycla spinosa and Pycnocyla flabellifolia essential oils
- Biological evaluation and docking studies of some benzoxazole derivatives as inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase
- LC/ESI-MS/MS profiling of Ulmus parvifolia extracts and evaluation of its anti-inflammatory, cytotoxic, and antioxidant activities
- Antiproliferative effect of synthetic cyclic imides (methylphtalimides, carboxylic acid phtalimides and itaconimides) against human cancer cell lines
- Anti-inflammatory activity of highly oxygenated terpenoids from Achillea biebersteinii Afan
- Annual Reviewer Acknowledgement
- Reviewer acknowledgement Biosciences – Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C, volume 71 (2016)
