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J Med Food ; 16(5): 454-9, 2013 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23631492

ABSTRACT

We studied the polyphenol composition and antioxidant activity of the ethanolic and ethyl acetate extracts of Hypericum connatum (Guttiferae), in addition to their antimicrobial and antiquorum-sensing (AQS) properties. The extracts exhibited a similar polyphenol content and a notable antioxidant activity, which was stronger in the ethanolic extract (EC50=3.2 µg/mL). Ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography analyses revealed different polyphenol profiles, with rutin and apigen being the main components of the ethanolic extract and caffeic acid, (-)-epicatechin and p-coumaric acid being abundant in the ethyl acetate extract. The ethyl acetate extract exhibited a more effective antimicrobial activity than the ethanolic extract against the pathogens Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. For the first time, AQS activity was detected in H. connatum: the ethanolic extract inhibited the production of violacein, a quorum-sensing-regulated pigment, in a Chromobacterium violaceum tester strain, without interfering with its growth.


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Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Chromobacterium/physiology , Hypericum/chemistry , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Polyphenols/pharmacology , Quorum Sensing/drug effects , Anti-Bacterial Agents/chemistry , Anti-Bacterial Agents/isolation & purification , Bacillus cereus/drug effects , Chromobacterium/drug effects , Escherichia coli/drug effects , Plant Extracts/chemistry , Plant Extracts/isolation & purification , Polyphenols/chemistry , Polyphenols/isolation & purification , Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects
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Cienc. Trab ; 6(12): 79-82, abr.-jun. 2004. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-385353

ABSTRACT

Ligaria Cuneifolia (R. et P.) Thiegh. (Loranthaceae) es una planta hemiparásita propia de Sudamérica. Es utilizada en Argentina primordialmente como antihipertensivo y antineoplásico. El presente trabajo fue llevado a cabo con el objeto de estudiar los metabolitos responsables de éstas y otras actividades atribuidas a esta entidad en la región centro-oeste de la Argentina. Para ello, se llevó a cabo la separación por cromatografía en columna y en capa fina, variando las fases estacionaria y móvil, purificando mendiante cristalizaciones y recristalizaciones sucesivas. La elucidación estructural se realizó por medio de Resonancia Magnética Nuclear (RMN)de 1H y de 13C y Espectrometría de Masas (EM). Como resultados fueron aislados por primera vez en esta especie dos compuestos mayoritarios que fueron caracterizados como triterpenos pentacíclicos del grupo lupeol: betulina y ácido betulínico.


Subject(s)
Hypertension/therapy , Loranthaceae , Neoplasms , Chromatography
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