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

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira,Dalglish G. de
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Almeida,Cecília M. C. de, Silva,Consuelo Y. Y. e, Arruda,Mara S. P., Arruda,Alberto C., Lopes,Dielly C. F., Yamada,Elizabeth S., Costa,Edmar T. da, M. Filho,Arnaldo Jorge, Silva,Milton N. da
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-50532012001000024
• topic: Deguelia utilis; flavonoids; leguminosae; timbó

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.