Determination of Chemical Constituents and Antioxidant Activities of Leaves and Stems from Jatropha cinerea (Ortega) Müll. Arg and Jatropha cordata (Ortega) Müll. Arg

species have been shown to be an important source of secondary metabolites with different biological effects. (Ortega) Müll. Arg and (Ortega) Müll. Arg are distributed in the Northwestern region of Mexico, are adapted to extreme weather conditions and are widely used (stems, leaves, and sap) in trad...

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Published in:Plants (Basel) 2021-01, Vol.10 (2), p.212
Main Authors: Vega-Ruiz, Yeimi Cecilia, Hayano-Kanashiro, Corina, Gámez-Meza, Nohemí, Medina-Juárez, Luis Angel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antimicrobial agents
antioxidant activity
Antioxidants
Biological effects
Biotechnology
Catechol
Dihydroxybenzoic acid
Extreme weather
Flavonoids
Free radicals
Gallic acid
Gentisic acid
High-performance liquid chromatography
Jatropha
Jatropha cinerea
Leaves
Liquid chromatography
Metabolites
Phenolic acids
phenolic compounds
Phenols
Phytochemicals
Plant extracts
Secondary metabolites
Species
Stems
Sterols
Weather
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Summary:species have been shown to be an important source of secondary metabolites with different biological effects. (Ortega) Müll. Arg and (Ortega) Müll. Arg are distributed in the Northwestern region of Mexico, are adapted to extreme weather conditions and are widely used (stems, leaves, and sap) in traditional medicine. The aim of the present study was to carry out the phytochemical characterization and the evaluation of the antioxidant activity in methanolic extracts of stems and leaves from and . The compounds present in the extracts of both species were characterized by ESI-IT-MS/MS and quantified by HPLC-DAD. The results showed that the stem extracts of both species are rich in phenolic acids, while the leaf extracts are rich in flavonoids. Some of the main compounds found were gallic acid, gentisic acid, 3,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid, vitexin, isovitexin, and catechol. Both species showed high concentrations of phenols and total flavonoids and antioxidant activity. showed the highest antioxidant capacity and the highest concentration of phenolic compounds. Overall, both species are a natural source of antioxidant compounds with potential biotechnological uses.
ISSN:2223-7747
2223-7747
DOI:10.3390/plants10020212