Antioxidant activity of an unusual 3-hydroxyindole derivative isolated from fruits of Aristotelia chilensis (Molina) stuntz

Carlos L. Céspedes, Julio Alarcon, Maribel Valdez-Morales, Octavio Paredes-López

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Abstract

3-Hydroxyindole was isolated from the EtOH extract of fruits of Aristotelia chilensis during analyses by HPLC/MS and GC/MS and identified by its mass fragmentation pattern and spectrophotometric data. Additionally, this extract showed an interesting antioxidant activity in DPPH, crocin and TBARS assays. The presence of this type of compound in this fruit species permits us to explain its strong antioxidant activity and its important part in the biosynthetic pathway of phenolic and alkaloid compounds in this plant. Therefore this compound could be useful for the development of future nutraceutical and antioxidant protective agents.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)759-762
Number of pages4
JournalZeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences
Volume64
Issue number9-10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Antioxidant Activity
  • Aristotelia chilensis
  • Hydroxyindole

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