Investigations of anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive, antioxidant and aldose reductase inhibitory activities of phenolic compounds from Sideritis brevibracteata


GÜVENÇ A., Okada Y., AKKOL E., DUMAN H., Okuyama T., Calis I.

FOOD CHEMISTRY, vol.118, no.3, pp.686-692, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 118 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.05.034
  • Journal Name: FOOD CHEMISTRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.686-692
  • Keywords: Antioxidant activity, Anti-inflammatory activity, Antinociceptive activity, Aldose reductase inhibitory activity, Sideritis brevibracteata, Lamiaceae, FLAVONE GLYCOSIDES
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The Sideritis species are widely used in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders, rheumatism, cough, the common cold and as a diuretic, and they are commonly used as an herbal tea in folk medicine in Turkey. The teas of Sideritis have unique tastes, pleasant aromas and a transparent yellow colour, and are preferred as a hot beverage. In order to evaluate this information, the crude methanolic extract and the water soluble part of the methanolic extract after partition with chloroform and n-butanol were investigated for their anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities. Phytochemical studies performed on the n-butanol extract of the overground parts of Sidentis brevibracteata, which is rich in phenolic compounds with promising activities, resulted in the isolation of six acetylated allose containing 8-hydroxyflavone glycosides and a phenylethanoid glycoside. The structures of the compounds were established by spectroscopic evidence (UV, IR, NMR, MS). Furthermore, these phenolic compounds of S. brevibracteato were studied for anti-inflammatory, anti nociceptive, antioxidant and aldose reductase inhibitory activities. The experimental data demonstrated that S. brevibracteata displayed remarkable anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive and antioxidant activities. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.