POLYPHENOL AND TRITERPENOID CONSTITUENTS OF Eugenia florida DC. (MYRTACEAE) LEAVES AND THEIR ANTIOXIDANT AND CYTOTOXIC POTENTIAL

POLYPHENOL AND TRITERPENOID CONSTITUENTS OF Eugenia florida DC. (MYRTACEAE) LEAVES AND THEIR ANTIOXIDANT AND CYTOTOXIC POTENTIAL

Leaves of Eugenia florida DC. have been used in folk medicine as hypotensive, hypoglycemic, antipyretic and for gastrointestinal disorders, among others. In this study dried leaves were extracted with ethanol and the extract was partitioned with hexane, CHCl3, EtOAc, BuOH and water to afford triterp...

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Main Authors: Priscila F. P. Santos, Luiz N. L. F. Gomes, José L. Mazzei, Ana Paula A. Fontão, André L. F. Sampaio, Antonio C. Siani, Ligia M. M. Valente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química
Series:Química Nova
Subjects:
Eugenia florida
polyphenols
triterpenoids
antioxidant activity
cytotoxic activity
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