Antioxidant activity of tannins and flavonoids in Eucalyptus rostrata

Phytochemistry
1993.0

Abstract

Antioxidant activity of an extract from Eucalyptus rostrata was the highest among 16 Eucalyptus species tested. From the leaves of Eucalyptus rostrata nine active compounds were isolated: 1,2,6-tri-O-galloyl-β-D-glucose and tellimagrandin 1 as tannins; spiraeoside, hyperoside, isoquercitrin, and myricetin 3-O-α-L-arabinopyranoside as flavonol glycosides; quercetin 3-O-α-arabinopyranoside-2"-gallate, kaempferol 3-O-α-arabinopyranoside-2"-gallate, quercetin 4'-O-β-D-glucopyranoside-6"-gallate as acylated flavonol glycosides. Antioxidant activity of the tannins and acylated flavonol glycosides, all with galloyl groups, was much higher than that of a synthetic antioxidant. Two of the compounds, spiraeoside and quercetin 4'-glucosylgallate, showed high superoxide dismutase activity.

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