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Ultrasound-assisted extraction of ursolic acid from the flowers of Ixora coccinia linn (Rubiaceae) and antiproliferative activity of ursolic acid and synthesized derivatives
2017; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 13; Issue: 50 Linguagem: Inglês
10.4103/0973-1296.204557
ISSN0976-4062
AutoresSilvana Amadeu Ferreira Alves Monteath, Maria Aparecida Medeiros Maciel, Raquel Garcia Vega, Heloisa de Mello, Carollina De Araujo Martins, Andressa Esteves-Souza, Cerli Rocha Gattass, Aurea Echevarrı́a,
Tópico(s)Biological Activity of Diterpenoids and Biflavonoids
ResumoPharmacognosy Magazine,2017,13,50,265-269.DOI:10.4103/0973-1296.204557Published:April 2017Type:Original ArticleAuthors:Silvana Amadeu Ferreira Alves Monteath, Maria Aparecida M Maciel, Raquel Garcia Vega, Heloisa de Mello, Carollina de Araújo Martins, Andressa Esteves-Souza, Cerli Rocha Gattass, and Aurea Echevarria Author(s) affiliations:Silvana Amadeu Ferreira Alves Monteath1, Maria Aparecida M Maciel2, Raquel Garcia Vega3, Heloisa de Mello4, Carollina de Araújo Martins5, Andressa Esteves-Souza1, Cerli Rocha Gattass5, Aurea Echevarria1 1Departamento de Química, ICE, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica-RJ, Brazil 2Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, CEP, Natal-Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil 3Laboratório de Ciências Químicas-Setor de Química de Produtos Naturais, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Campos dos Goitacázes-RJ, Brazil 4Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Campus Prof. Alberto Carvalho, Itabaiana-SE, Brazil 5Instituto de Biofísica, CCS, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil Abstract:Background: Ixora coccinea Linn (Rubiaceae) is an evergreen shrub with bright scarlet colored flowers found in several tropical and subtropical countries. It is used as an ornamental and medicinal plant. Phytochemical studies revealed that its major special metabolites are triterpene acids, such as ursolic and oleanolic acid. Objective: To evaluate the isolation of ursolic acid (UA) (1) from methanol extracts of I. coccinea flowers through two methodologies, to prepare four derivatives, and to evaluate the cytotoxic effect against six cancer cell lines. Materials and Methods: The UA was isolated from vegetal material by percolation at room temperature and by ultrasound-assisted extraction. The preparation of derivatives was performed according to literature methods, and the cytotoxic effects were evaluated using the MTT (3,4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) assay. Results: The most efficient extraction was achieved through ultrasound irradiation with a yield of 35% after KOH-impregnated silica in chromatography column. Furthermore, four derivatives (3, 5, 6, 7) of UA were prepared and evaluated, including 1, against two lung cancer (A549 and H460) and four leukemia (K562, Lucena, HL60, and Jurkat) cell lines. Generally, results showed that 1 and 7 were the most active compounds against the assayed cell lines. Also, the cytotoxic effects observed on terpenes 1 and 7 were higher when compared with cisplatin, used as positive control, with the exception of Jurkat cell line. Conclusion: The efficiency of such an alternative extraction method led to the principal and abundant active component, 1, of I. coccinea, thus representing a considerable contribution for promising triterpenoid in cancer chemotherapy. Keywords:cytotoxic activity, Ixora coccinea, ultrasound-assisted extraction, ursolic acidView:PDF (809.46 KB) Full Text
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