Doubly linked, A-type proanthocyanidin trimer and other constituents of Ixora coccinea leaves and their antioxidant and antibacterial properties
2010
Idowu, Thomas Oyebode | Ogundaini, Abiodun Oguntuga | Salau, Abiola Oladimeji | Obuotor, Efere Martins | Bezabih, Merhatibeb | Abegaz, Berhanu Molla
Phytochemical investigation of the ethyl acetate fraction of the methanol extract of the leaves of Ixora coccinea led to the isolation and identification of an A-type trimeric proanthocyanidin epicatechin-(2β leads to O leads to 7, 4β leads to 8)–epicatechin-(5 leads to O leads to 2β, 6 leads to 4β)–epicatechin named ixoratannin A-2 along with seven known compounds, epicatechin, procyanidin A2, cinnamtannin B-1, and four flavon-3-ol rhamnosides viz: kaempferol-7-O-α-l-rhamnnoside, kaempferol-3-O-α-l-rhamnoside, quercetin-3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranoside, and kaempferol-3,7-O-α-l-dirhamnoside. The structures were elucidated by the application of IR, UV, MS, 1D-, and 2D-NMR spectroscopic analyses and by comparison with literature data. Antioxidant evaluation of isolated compounds revealed that ixoratannin A-2 and cinnamtannin B-1 were the most active compounds in DPPH, inhibition of lipid peroxidation and nitric oxide radical scavenging assays. Antibacterial activities were assessed by means of agar-diffusion assays using Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bacillus subtilis. All tested compounds inhibited the growth of B. subtilis, while only epicatechin and quercetin-3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranoside inhibited the growth of E. coli.
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