Caesalpinia palmeri: First Report on the Phenolic Compounds Profile, Antioxidant and Cytotoxicity Effect: First Report on the Phenolic Compounds Profile, Antioxidant and Cytotoxicity Effect

J C López-Romero, H Torres-Moreno, M Vidal-Gutiérrez, G G Cabrera-Cabrera, R E Robles-Zepeda, K L Rodríguez-Martínez, J Ortega-García, M A Villegas-Ochoa, Norma J Salazar-López, J Abraham Domínguez-Avila, G A González-Aguilar

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Abstract

This study aimed to determine the phenolic compounds profile, antioxidant potential and cytotoxicity of extracts and fractions of Caesalpinia palmeri. Methanolic extracts were generated from C. palmeri berries, stems and flowers. The latter was subjected to liquid-liquid partition, obtaining hexane, ethyl acetate and residues fractions. Results showed that the flower extract and ethyl acetate fraction had a larger concentration of phenolic compounds (148.9 and 307.9 mg GAE/g, respectively), being ellagic acid (6233.57 and 19550.08 μg/g, respectively), quercetin-3-β-glycoside (3023.85 and 8952.55 μg/g, respectively) and gallic acid (2212.98 and 8422.34 μg/g, respectively) the most abundant compounds. Flower extract and ethyl acetate fraction also presented the highest antioxidant capacity on all tested methods (DPPH, ABTS, ORAC and FRAP) and low cytotoxicity against ARPE-19 cells (IC50 >170 μg/mL). C. palmeri possessed high antioxidant potential, associated with the presence of phenolic compounds and low cytotoxicity, suggesting that they could represent an option to counter oxidative stress.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere202200631
Pages (from-to)1
Number of pages12
JournalChemistry and Biodiversity
Volume20
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Jan 2023

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Keywords

  • Caesalpinia palmeri
  • antioxidants
  • cytotoxicity
  • phenolic compounds

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