Piper betle Leaves: Profiling Phenolic Compounds by HPLC/DAD-ESI/MSn and Anti-cholinesterase Activity

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2014

Autores

Federico Ferreres (Autor) Outra; Andreia P Oliveira (Autor) Outra; Angel Gil Izquierdo (Autor) Outra; Patricia Valentao (Autor) FFUP; Paula B Andrade (Autor) FFUP

Revista

Título: Phytochemical Analysis

Vol. 25

Páginas: 453-460

ISSN: 0958-0344

Editora: Wiley-Blackwell

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 13 Citações

Scopus - 17 Citações

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências exactas e naturais > Química

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-009-SNG

DOI: 10.1002/pca.2515

Abstract (EN): Introduction - Piper betle L. is a widely distributed plant in the tropical and subtropical regions, its leaves being largely consumed as a masticator and mouth freshener. Objective - The purposes of this work were to characterise the phenolic profile of this species and to improve knowledge of its anti-cholinesterase properties. Methods - The phenolic composition of P. betle leaf aqueous and ethanol extracts was characterised by HPLC coupled with a diode-array detector and combined with electrospray ionisation tandem MS, and in vitro cholinesterase inhibitory capacity of both extracts was assessed by spectrophotometric microassays. The effect on neuronal cells (SH-SY5Y) viability was evaluated by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide reduction and lactate dehydrogenase leakage. Results - Twelve phenolic compounds, comprising a phenylpropanoid, five cinnamoyl and six flavonoids derivatives were identified in P. betle leaves. Hydroxychavicol was the major compound in both extracts; however, the aqueous extract presented a greater diversity of compounds. Both extracts showed strong activity against both acetyl-and butyrylcholinesterase, which can be due, at least partially, to the phenolic composition. Furthermore, the aqueous extract proved to be cytotoxic to human neuroblastoma cells at concentrations higher than 500 mu g/mL. Conclusion - The results suggest that the consumption of P. betle leaves as an infusion can have a positive impact in the prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. Apigenin and luteolin derivatives are reported for the first time in this species. Copyright (C) 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 8