Contribuição ao estudo químico e avaliação da atividade antioxidante dos frutos verdes de Clusia paralicola (Clusiaceae)

Abstract

Clusia paralicola (Clusiaceae) occurrs in forests from northeastern Brazil, especially in the semi-arid and wet forests, is popularly known as pororoca. This work describes the chemical and antioxidant activity of the green fruits from Clusia paralicola G. Mariz Cunha and resulted in the isolation and identification of two biflavonoids (GB1-7"-Oglucoside and 3,8 '-binaringenin-7"-O-β-glucoside), a catechin (epicatechin), two steroids (β-sitosterol and stigmasterol), a phenylpropanoid (1,3,5-trimethoxy-2- propenilbenzen) and a triterpene (β-amyrin). The structures of isolated compounds were elucidated by analysis of NMR spectra of ¹H and ¹³C, including 2D and LC-ESI-MS The absolute stereochemistry of biflavonoids was determined by circular dichroism analysis and complete structural elucidation was performed to GB1-7-O-glucoside. To determine the total phenolic content was used Folin-Ciocalteu test and to evaluate the antioxidant potential were used DPPH, ABTS and the system β-carotene/ linoleic acid with the EtOH extract and hexane, EtOAc and MeOH/H2O fractions. Evaluation of antioxidant activity was also performed with mixtures of two biflavonoids. For the total phenolic content, antiradicalar activity (DPPH and ABTS) and antioxidant activity with the system β carotene/linoleic acid were more active the EtOH extract and EtOAc fraction. The EtOH extract and fractions tested showed correlation with the total phenolic content and activity antioxidant. With the exception of β-amyrin, previously identified in the latex of C. paralicola, all substances are being reported for the first time in this species. The absolute stereochemistry was determined as (2R, 3S, 2”R, 3”R)-GB1-7-O-glucoside and (2R, 3S, 2”R)-3.8'-binaringenina-7-O-glycoside. These biflavonoids are inedited in the Clusia genus.