Plant extracts with anti-inflammatory properties—A new approach for characterization of their bioactive compounds and establishment of structure–antioxidant activity relationships

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• 作者：Só ; nia Amaral ; Lurdes Mira ; J.M.F. Nogueira ; Alda Pereira da Silva ; M. Helena Florê ; ncio
• 关键词：Geranium robertianum L. ; Uncaria tomentosa (Willd.) DC. ; Antioxidant activity ; HOCl scavenging ; Electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry
• 刊名：Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
• 出版年：2009
• 出版时间：1 March 2009
• 年：2009
• 卷：17
• 期：5
• 页码：1876-1883
• 全文大小：534 K

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Geranium robertianum L. (Geraniacea) and Uncaria tomentosa (Willd.) DC. (Rubiaceae) plant extracts, frequently used in traditional medicine for treatment of inflammatory and cancer diseases, were studied to identify potential bioactive compounds that may justify their therapeutic use and their underlying mechanisms of action. Since some of the pharmacological properties of these plant extracts may be linked to their antioxidant potential, the antioxidant activity, in relation to free radical scavenging, was measured by the ABTS/HRP and DPPH assays, presenting U. tomentosa the higher activity. The antioxidant activity was also evaluated by scavenging of HOCl, the major strong oxidant produced by neutrophils and a potent pro-inflammatory agent. U. tomentosa was found to be a better protector against HOCl, which may justify its effectiveness against inflammatory diseases. SPE/LC-DAD was used for separation/purification purposes and ESI-MS/MS for identification/characterization of the major non-volatile components, mainly flavonoids and phenolic acids. The ESI-MS/MS methodology proposed can be used as a model procedure for identification/characterization of unknowns without the prerequisite for standard compounds analysis. The ESI-MS/MS data obtained were consistent with the antioxidant activity results and structure–activity relationships for the compounds identified were discussed.