Antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of kaempferol rhamnoside derivatives from Bryophyllum pinnatum

Abstract Background Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lank.) Oken (Crassulaceae) is a perennial succulent herb widely used in traditional medicine to treat many ailments. Its wide range of uses in folk medicine justifies its being called "life plant" or "resurrection plant", prompting researchers' interest. We describe here the isolation and structure elucidation of antimicrobial and/or antioxidant components from the EtOAc extract of B. pinnatum. Results The methanol extract displayed both antimicrobial activities with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values ranging from 32 to 512 μg/ml and antioxidant property with an IC50 value of 52.48 μg/ml. Its partition enhanced the antimicrobial activity in EtOAc extract (MIC = 16-128 μg/ml) and reduced it in hexane extract (MIC = 256-1024 μg/ml). In addition, this process reduced the antioxidant activity in EtOAc and hexane extracts with IC50 values of 78.11 and 90.04 μg/ml respectively. Fractionation of EtOAc extract gave seven kaempferol rhamnosides, including; kaempferitrin (1), kaempferol 3-O-α-L-(2-acetyl)rhamnopyranoside-7-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (2), kaempferol 3-O-α-L-(3-acetyl)rhamnopyranoside-7-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (3), kaempferol 3-O-α-L-(4-acetyl)rhamnopyranoside-7-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (4), kaempferol 3-O-α-D- glucopyranoside-7-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (5), afzelin (6) and α-rhamnoisorobin (7). All these compounds, except 6 were isolated from this plant for the first time. Compound 7 was the most active, with MIC values ranging from 1 to 2 μg/ml and its antioxidant activity (IC50 = 0.71 μg/ml) was higher than that of the reference drug (IC50 = 0.96 μg/ml). Conclusion These findings demonstrate that Bryophyllum pinnatum and some of its isolated compounds have interesting antimicrobial and antioxidant properties, and therefore confirming the traditional use of B. pinnatum in the treatment of infectious and free radical damages.</p

Antioxidant, antibacterial, cytotoxic, and apoptotic activity of stem bark extracts of Cephalotaxus griffithii Hook. f

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Cephalotaxus </it>spp. are known to possess various therapeutic potentials. <it>Cephalotaxus griffithii</it>, however, has not been evaluated for its biological potential. The reason may be the remoteness and inaccessibility of the habitat where it is distributed. The main aim of this study was to: (1) evaluate multiple biological potentials of stem bark of <it>C. griffithii</it>, and (2) identify solvent extract of stem bark of <it>C. griffithii </it>to find the one with the highest specific biological activity.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Dried powder of stem bark of <it>C. griffithii </it>was exhaustively extracted serially by soaking in petroleum ether, acetone and methanol to fractionate the chemical constituents into individual fractions or extracts. The extracts were tested for total phenolic and flavonoid content, antioxidant (DPPH radical scavenging, superoxide radical scavenging, and reducing power models), antibacterial (disc diffusion assay on six bacterial strains), cytotoxic (MTT assay on HeLa cells), and apoptotic activity (fluorescence microscopy, DNA fragmentation assay, and flow cytometry on HeLa cells).</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Among the three extracts of stem bark of <it>C. griffithii</it>, the acetone extract contained the highest amount of total phenolics and flavonoids and showed maximum antioxidant, antibacterial, cytotoxic (IC₅₀of 35.5 ± 0.6 μg/ml; P < 0.05), and apoptotic (46.3 ± 3.6% sub-G0/G1 population; P < 0.05) activity, followed by the methanol and petroleum ether extracts. However, there was no significant difference observed in IC₅₀values (DPPH scavenging assay) of the acetone and methanol extracts and the positive control (ascorbic acid). In contrast, superoxide radical scavenging assay-based antioxidant activity (IC₅₀) of the acetone and methanol extracts was significantly lower than the positive control (P < 0.05). Correlation analysis suggested that phenolic and flavonoid content present in stem bark of <it>C. griffithii </it>extracts was responsible for the high antioxidant, cytotoxic, and apoptotic activity (P < 0.05).</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Stem bark of <it>C. griffithii </it>has multiple biological effects. These results call for further chemical characterization of acetone extract of stem bark of <it>C. griffithii </it>for specific bioactivity.</p

Composição química e atividade antioxidante da polpa e resíduos de abacate 'Hass'

The avocado is a very nutritious fruit being the pulp the main part used for fresh consumption, in the dessert form, salads, sauces and cosmetics, besides being used for oil extraction. The residues, peel and seed are still little explored scientifically as this nutritious and functional potential. In this work, freeze dryied samples of the pulp, peel and seed of the 'Hass' avocado were submitted to analyses of centesimal composition, minerals, total phenolic content and antioxidant capacity. The pulp presented high content of lipids in relation to avocado peel and seed. The mineral elements were superior in the avocados peel. The peel and the seed possess larger total phenolic content and antioxidant activity in relation to the pulp.O abacate é um fruto muito nutritivo, sendo a polpa a principal parte utilizada para consumo in natura, na forma de sobremesa, saladas, molhos e cosméticos, além de ser utilizada para extração de óleo. Os resíduos, casca e semente, ainda são pouco explorados cientificamente quanto ao seu potencial nutritivo e funcional. Neste trabalho, amostras liofilizadas da casca, polpa e semente de abacate 'Hass'foram submetidas a análises de composição centesimal, minerais, teor de compostos fenólicos totais e capacidade antioxidante. A polpa apresentou elevado teor de lipídios em relação à casca e à semente do abacate. Os elementos minerais foram superiores na casca dos abacates. A casca e a semente possuem maior teor de compostos fenólicos e atividade antioxidante em relação à polpa de abacate.Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)UNESP Faculdade de Ciências AgronômicasUniversidade de São Paulo Centro de Energia Nuclear na AgriculturaUSP Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz Departamento de Agroindústria, Alimentos e NutriçãoUNESP Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas Departamentos de HorticulturaUNESP Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas curso de Graduação em Engenharia AgronômicaUNESP Faculdade de Ciências AgronômicasUNESP Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas Departamentos de HorticulturaUNESP Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas curso de Graduação em Engenharia Agronômic