Flavonoids of Lonchocarpus montanus A.M.G. Azevedo and biological activity



Document title: Flavonoids of Lonchocarpus montanus A.M.G. Azevedo and biological activity
Journal: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000331719
ISSN: 0001-3765
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Quimica, Campinas, Sao Paulo. Brasil
2Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia, Campinas, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Year:
Season: Sep
Volumen: 79
Number: 3
Pages: 351-367
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Experimental
English abstract The analysis of root extracts from Lonchocarpus montanus A.M.G. Azevedo resulted in the isolation of twenty three compounds chiefly flavonoids of which five (four flavonoids and one benzophenone) are described for the first time. The molecular structures of the new compounds (1-5) were determined through spectral analysis (UV, IR, MS and NMR) as being: 2'-hydroxy-8-(a,a-dimethylallyl)-2", 2"-dimethylpyrano-(5",6":3',4')-dibenzoylmethane (1), 2'-methoxy-8-(a, a-dimethylallyl)-2", 2"-dimethylpyrano-(5",6":3',4')-dibenzoylmethane (2), 4'-methoxy-2",2"-dimethylpyrano-(5",6":8,7)-flavone (3), 2"-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-furano-(4",5":8,7)-flavone (4) and [2'-methoxy-furano-(4",5":3',4')-phenyl]-phenylmethanone (5). Additionally, fifteen fatty acids were detected through GC-MS analysis of the corresponding methyl esters [(CH3)2CH(CH2)8COOH and CH3(CH2)nCOOH (n = 6, 12-24)]. Quantitative RP-HPLC showed that the most abundant flavonoids in the petroleum ether and dichloromethane extracts were pongamol (19%) and lanceolatine B (8.0%), respectively. In the bioautography assay, the extracts, pongamol (9), lanceolatine B (10), isolonchocarpin (14), derriobtusone A (17) and medicarpine (18) were active against Staphilococus aureus whereas 9 also against Bacillus subtilis and Cladosporium cladosporioides. Compound 1, 2",2"-dimethylpyrano-(5",6":8,7)-flavone (11) and furano-(1200,1300:7,8)- 4'-methoxy flavone (12) were active against Fusarium oxysporium whereas 11 also against Rhizopus orizae. The extracts, compounds 9, 10, 17 and (E)-7-O-methoxypongamol (23) displayed high toxicity in the brine shrimp lethality assay
Portuguese abstract A análise dos extratos das raízes de L. montanus A.M.G. Azevedo resultou no isolamento de vinte e três compostos principalmente flavonóides dos quais cinco são descritos pela primeira vez. As estruturas moleculares dos novos compostos (1-5) foram propostas através da análise dos espectros de UV, IV, EM e RMN como sendo: 2'-hidroxi-8-(a, a-dimetilalil)-2", 2"-dimetilpirano-(5", 6":3',4')-dibenzoilmetano (1), 2'-metoxi-8-(a,a-dimetilalil)-2", 2"-dimetilpirano-(5", 6":3',4')-dibenzoilmetano (2), 4'-metoxi-2", 2"-dimetilpirano-(5", 6":8,7)-flavona (3), 2"-(1-hidroxi-1-metiletil)-furano-(4", 5":8,7)-flavona (4) e [2'-metoxi-furano(4", 5":3',4')-fenil]-fenilmetanona (5). Adicionalmente quinze ácidos graxos foram detectados através da análise de CG-EM dos ésteres metílicos correspondentes [(CH3)2CH(CH2)8COOH e CH3(CH2)nCOOH (n = 6, 12-24)]. A análise quantitativa por CLAE mostrou que os flavonóides mais abundantes nos extratos éter de petróleo e diclorometânico foram pongamol (19%) e lanceolatina B (8.0%), respectivamente. Nos ensaios de bioautografia, os extratos, pongamol (9), laceolatina B (10), isolonchocarpina (14), derriobtusona A (17) e medicarpina (18) foram ativos contra Staphilococcus aureus enquanto 9, também contra Bacillus subtilis e Cladosporium cladosporióides. O composto 1, 2", 2"-dimetilpirano-(5", 6":8,7)-flavona (11) e furano-(2", 3":7,8)-4'-metoxiflavona (12) foram ativos contra Fusarium oxysporium, enquanto 11, também contra Rhizopus oryzae. Os extratos assim como os compostos 9, 10, 17 e (E)-7-O-metoxipongamol (23) apresentaram alta toxicidade no ensaio de letalidade com Artemia salina
Disciplines: Química,
Agrociencias
Keyword: Fitoquímica,
Química orgánica,
Leguminosas,
Lonchocarpus montanus,
Dibenzoilmetanos,
Flavonoides,
Flavonas,
Benzofenona,
Bioautografía,
Letalidad,
Artemia salina
Keyword: Chemistry,
Agricultural sciences,
Organic chemistry,
Phytochemistry,
Crop husbandry,
Legumes,
Lonchocarpus montanus,
Dibenzoylmethanes,
Flavonoids,
Flavones,
Benzophenone,
Bioautography,
Lethality,
Artemia salina
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