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Flavonoids from the leaves of Deguelia utilis (Leguminosae): structural elucidation and neuroprotective properties

2012; Brazilian Chemical Society; Volume: 23; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0103-50532012005000065

1678-4790

Dalglish G. de Oliveira, Cecília M. C. de Almeida, Consuelo Y. Y. e Silva, Mara S.P. Arruda, Alberto C. Arruda, Dielly Catrina Favacho Lopes, Elizabeth Sumi Yamada, Edmar T. da Costa, Arnaldo Jorge Martins Filho, Milton Silva,

Phytochemistry and Biological Activities

Five new flavonoids, 5,3'-dihydroxy-4'-methoxy-2'',2''-dimethylchromene-(5'',6'':6,7)dihydroflavonol (1), 5,3'-dihydroxy-7,4'-dimethoxy-6,8-dimethylallyl-dihydroflavonol (2), 5,3'-dihydroxy-4'-methoxy-8-allyl-2'',2''-dimethylchromene-(5'',6'':6,7) flavanone (3), 5,3'-dihydroxy-7,4'-dimethoxy-6,8-dimethylallyl-flavanone (4), 3,5,3'-trihydroxy-7,4'-dimethoxy6,8-dimethylallyl-flavanol (5), together with the stilbenes 4-methoxylonchocarpene (6) and lonchocarpene (7) were isolated from the leaves of Deguelia utilis. Their chemical structures were established on the basis of NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) spectral data and HRESITOF-MS (electrospray ionization-high resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry). Also, in order to investigate potential cytoprotective effects of these flavonoids, we used a fraction eluted with hexane:EtOAc containing all seven flavonoids, in an in vitro model of neurodegeneration, using hippocampal primary cultures from neonatal (PND2-P3) rats exposed to rotenone, a mitochondrial complex I inhibitor. There was a significant reduction in cell viability (19.4 ± 1.6%) when the cultures were exposed to 30 nmol L-1 rotenone for 72 h. Concomitant exposure of the cultures to the FR3 (5 µg mL-1) and 30 nmol L-1 rotenone resulted in values of cell viability similar to control groups (99.6 ± 4.8%), strongly suggesting a cytoprotective effect for this flavonoid-rich fraction.