Myricitrin as the main constituent of two species of Myrcia.
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2014-02
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Myricitrin was isolated as the major constituent from Myrcia splendens (2 g %) and Myrcia palustris (0.5g %) of
their fractions soluble in ethyl acetate. The presence of this compound was confirmed by chromatographic
analyses using HPLC-DAD. The antioxidant activity was measured using reducing power in relation to the
reduction of iron (III) to iron (II) ions and DPPH radical scavenging assay. The ethyl acetate and butanol
fractions showed the highest antioxidant activity for both species. In relation to the ability of the sample to
scavenge DPPH radicals the EC50 values were 8.44 and 9.35 μg/ mL for M. splendens and 17.83 and 15.34 μg/
mL for M. palustris for the ethyl acetate and butanol fractions, respectively. The antioxidant activity may be
related to the myricitrin in these extracts that showed an EC50 = 13.93 μg/mL.
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Antioxidants, myricitrin, Myrcia palustris, Myrcia splendens
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Moresco Henrique H, Pereira Marcos, Bretanha Lizandra C, Micke Gustavo A, Pizzolatti Moacir G, Brighente Ines M C. Myricitrin as the main constituent of two species of Myrcia. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science. 2014 Feb; 4(2): 1-7.