Countercurrent Chromatography for the Isolation of Biflavanoids from Garcinia xanthochymus

C. C. Santos
R. R. Oliveira
M. R. Figueiredo

Keywords

Countercurrent Chromatography
Garcinia xanthochymus
Morelloflavone

Abstract

The Garcinia genus belongs to the Clusiaceae family and contains 200 species distributed in the tropical regions. Ethnopharmacology indicates for this genus the activities: astringent, diuretic and anti-inflammatory and the phytochemical profile shows that the Garcinia genus contains biflavonoids and xanthones as the major constituents. In order to contribute with the chemistry of the species, the methanol extract of leaves was chromatographed in a countercurrent apparatus using the solvent system: n-hexane: ethyl acetate: methanol: water (2:8:5:5) aiming the isolation of metabolites special. The isolated material as yellow crystals was identified as morelloflavona by the 1H and 13C NMR spectrometric analysis.

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Author(s)

  • C. C. Santos
    Laboratório de Química de Produtos Naturais PN-3, Instituto de Tecnologia em Fármacos, Far-Manguinhos, FIOCRUZ, Rua Sizenando Nabuco 100, Manguinhos Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
  • R. R. Oliveira
    Laboratório de Química de Produtos Naturais PN-3, Instituto de Tecnologia em Fármacos, Far-Manguinhos, FIOCRUZ, Rua Sizenando Nabuco 100, Manguinhos Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
  • M. R. Figueiredo
    Laboratório de Química de Produtos Naturais PN-3, Instituto de Tecnologia em Fármacos, Far-Manguinhos, FIOCRUZ, Rua Sizenando Nabuco 100, Manguinhos Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil

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Countercurrent Chromatography for the Isolation of Biflavanoids from Garcinia xanthochymus. Rev Fitos [Internet]. 2007 Sep. 1 [cited 2026 May 8];3(03):32-6. Available from: https://revistafitos.far.fiocruz.br/index.php/revista-fitos/article/view/80
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