TLC Fingerprint of Flavonoids and Saponins from Passiflora Species

Several Passiflora species, known in Brazil as maracujás, are used as flavour and as juice in food industries, whereas passionflower extract has an ancient tradition in folk medicine as a sedative. Due to few phytochemical and pharmacological studies, there are no quality criteria for these Passiflo...

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Published in:Journal of liquid chromatography & related technologies 2005-08, Vol.28 (14), p.2285-2291
Main Authors: Birk, Cristian D., Provensi, Gustavo, Gosmann, Grace, Reginatto, Flávio H., Schenkel, Eloir P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Control quality
Flavonoid
General pharmacology
Medical sciences
Passiflora
Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Saponin
TLC
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Summary:Several Passiflora species, known in Brazil as maracujás, are used as flavour and as juice in food industries, whereas passionflower extract has an ancient tradition in folk medicine as a sedative. Due to few phytochemical and pharmacological studies, there are no quality criteria for these Passiflora species as raw material. In this work, we present unique fingerprints of fourteen samples of Passiflora species relating to the presence of flavonoids and saponins. These chemical characterisations can provide, for example, authentication of samples, detection of adulterations, and differentiation between closely related species.
ISSN:1082-6076
1520-572X
DOI:10.1081/JLC-200064212