YuccaschidigeraBark: Phenolic Constituents and Antioxidant Activity
- 2 April 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of Natural Products
- Vol. 67 (5) , 882-885
- https://doi.org/10.1021/np030369c
Abstract
Two new phenolic constituents with unusual spirostructures, named yuccaols D (1) and E (2), were isolated from the MeOH extract of Yucca schidigera bark. Their structures were established by spectroscopic (ESIMS and NMR) analysis. The new yuccaols D and E, along with resveratrol (3), trans-3,3‘,5,5‘-tetrahydroxy-4‘-methoxystilbene (4), yuccaols A−C (5−7), yuccaone A (8), larixinol (9), the MeOH extract of Yucca schidigera bark, and the phenolic portion of this extract, were assayed for antioxidant activity by measuring the free radical scavenging effects using two different assays, namely, the Trolox Equivalent Antioxidant Capacity (TEAC) assay and the coupled oxidation of β-carotene and linoleic acid (autoxidation assay). The significant activities exhibited by the phenolic fraction and its constituents in both tests show the potential use of Y. schidigera as a source of antioxidant principles.Keywords
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