Indian Journal of Science and Technology
DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2018/v11i31/126163
Year: 2018, Volume: 11, Issue: 31, Pages: 1-6
Original Article
Javier A. Matulevich Pelaez*, William F. Castrillón Cardona and Karen D. Torres Torres
Research Group in Natural Plant Products, Curricular Project of Degree in Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Education, University Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Carrera 4 # 26 D - 54, Bogotá, Colombia; [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
*Author for correspondence
Javier A. Matulevich Pelaez,
Research Group in Natural Plant Products, Curricular Project of Degree in Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Education, University Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Carrera 4 # 26 D - 54, Bogotá, Colombia; [email protected]
Objectives: Contribute to the phytochemical study of the leaves of the plant species Muntingia calabura (Muntingiaceae) distributed in Colombia. Methods: The leaves of Muntingia calabura, collected in the municipality of Honda, Tolima -Colombia (Geographic coordinates: 5 ° 11 ′28′ ′N, 74 ° 44′ 34 ″ W) were extracted by cold maceration with 96% ethanol; this extract was fractionated by liquid /liquid partition and chromatographic methods. The structural elucidation of the isolated compounds was carried out by CG-MS and NMR techniques (experiments 1H, 13C, COSY, J-MOD and HSQC). Findings: The phytochemical work developed in Muntingia calabura leaves allowed the isolation and identification of a mixture composed of an oxygenated sesquiterpene and a lignan (α-eudesmol and sesamin), hexatriacontane, scopolin and flavonoid 3, 5, 7, 3′, 4′ Pentahidroxiflavona (quercetin) which are identified for the first time for this species.
Keywords: Muntingia calabura, muntingiaceae, Scopolin, Quercetin, GC-MS
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