Planta Med 2010; 76 - P366
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1264664

Radical scavenging activity of phenolic constituents from Limonium latifolium

L Bréant 1, S Ngom 2, A Leick 2, C Vonthron-Sénécheau 1, N Mékidèche 2, A Lobstein 1
  • 1University of strasbourg, Faculty of Pharmacy, laboratory of Pharmacognosy, 74 route du rhin, 67400 Illkirch, France
  • 2BiotechMarine, R&D, Zone Industrielle, 22260 Pontrieux, France

Limonium latifolium Kuntze (syn. L. gerberi Soldano) or sea lavender is a member of the highly stress-tolerant family Plumbaginaceae found in Brittany (France) littoral. Salt-tolerance capacity of this halophyte may include mechanisms like compartmentation of toxic ions, osmolites accumulation and redox control making this synthetic pathway an interesting target for radical scavenging activities (RSA) [1, 2]. In this study, we investigate the bioactive constituents of L. latifolium with RSA using in vitro superoxide anion (O2 –) and hydroxyl radical (.OH) inhibition assays. Preliminary anti-oxidant screening has shown the scavenging capacity of a crude hydro-alcoholic extract of the two free radicals? OH and O2 – (62.0% and 68.8% of inhibition at 2 and 25µg.mL–1, respectively). Bioguided fractionation permit us to isolate 6 major constituents with potent RSA against OH and O2 .–. Their identification by HPLC-DAD, NMR and MS data shown that they consist of gallic acid, ethyl gallate, myricitrin, epicatechin gallate, kaempferol 3-O-glucoside and myricetin 3-O-galactoside, all of them identified for the first time in this species. Thus, the strong anti-oxidative potential of these polyphenols could explain the adaptability of sea lavender to hostile biotopes and may contribute to a potent pharmacological effect.

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