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Rev Cubana Plant Med 2016; 21 (2)

Identification of polyphenolic acids in the methanolic extract from Terminalia catappa Linn leaves

Marrero DD, Morales RCL

Language: Spanish
References: 37
Page: 223-233
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Different extracts of Terminalia Catappa Linn. (Combretaceae) internationally have shown pharmacological properties beneficial to human health. These properties have been largely attributed to polyphenols and their glycosides found in the leaves, bark and fruits. In Cuba this species is listed as an invasive plant and there is limited research on its chemical composition and pharmacological studies.
Objectives: To identify and quantify the polyphenolic acids that could be present in the methanol extract of Terminalia catappa leaves using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
Methods: The yellow-red leaves were dried, ground, defatted with hexane and then extracted with methanol in an ultrasonic bath. The extract was filtered and the solvent removed under vacuum. The dry extract was hydrolyzed with hydrochloric acid and extracted with ethyl acetate. The extraction yield, the organoleptic characteristics and the total polyphenols by Follin-Ciocalteu method were determined. The chemical composition of the hydrolyzed extract was performed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry after formation of trimethylsilyl derivatives.
Results: A dark reddish brown liquid with a characteristic odor was obtained. The total polyphenol content was 184.6 (mg Pyrogallol/100g extract). By mean of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry a total of 37 compounds were detected in the hydrolyzed methanol extract. This extract consists mainly of polyphenolic acids such as gallic acid; vanillic acid; 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid; 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid and 4- hydroxybenzoic acid. Other compounds with high content as ellagic acid and levulinic acid were also detected.
Conclusions: The methanolic extract obtained from the leaves of Terminalia catappa growing in Cuba showed a high content of polyphenolic acids where gallic acid and ellagic predominated. The presence of these compounds could justify the medicinal properties attributed to this species, while providing the basis for further future pharmacological evidence to support its use for pharmaceutical purposes.


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