ESTEROLES PRESENTES EN EL EXTRACTO APOLAR DE LAS RAÍCES DE AJO SACHA Mansoa alliacea

From the apolar extract of the roots of garlic Sacha Mansoa alliacea collected in the Botanical garden of Center of Rehabilitation of addictions and research of traditional medicines – Takiwasi (Tarapoto, San Martin region, in the Peruvian Amazon) identified stigmasterol (90,36 %) and γ-sitosterol (8,76 %) as their main sterols, wich were analyzed by gas chromatography and identified by their mass spectra. In addition, was the qualitative analisys of the secondary metabolites.A partir del extracto apolar de las raíces de Ajo sacha Mansoa alliacea colectadas en el Jardín Botánico del Centro de Rehabilitación de Adicciones y de Investigación de Medicinas Tradicionales - Takiwasi (Tarapoto, región San Martín, en la Amazonía peruana) se identificaron el estigmasterol (90,36 %) y el γ- sitosterol (8,76 %) como sus principales esteroles, los cuales fueron analizados mediante cromatografía de gases e identificados mediante sus espectros de masas. Adicionalmente, se realizó el análisis cualitativo de sus metabolitos secundarios

Gastroprotective activity of the hydroethanolic extract and ethyl acetate fraction from Kalanchoe pinnata (Lam.) Pers.

Peptic ulcers are an important pathology, and the search for safer and more effective treatment methods is of paramount importance. In this study, we assess the gastroprotective effects of the hydroethanolic extract (HE) and ethyl acetate fraction (EAF) from Kalanchoe pinnata leaves against an ethanol/HCl-induced ulcer model in rats. The HE reduced gastric lesions by approximately 47% (400 mg/kg). A significant inhibition of the gastric lesions by 50% was observed after pretreatment with the EAF (200 mg/kg). Quercetrin and quercetin 3-O-α-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1→2)-α-L-rhamnopyranoside were isolated and identified in the flavonoid fraction (EAF) by HPLC and NMR analyses because this fraction showed the highest gastroprotective effect. This fraction demonstrated high antioxidant activities (CE50=41.91 µg/mL) by DPPH in comparison with Trolox(r) and 11.33 mmol Trolox(r) equivalent by ORAC. In conclusion, the HE and FAE from K. pinnata displayed gastroprotective activity in rats, most likely due to the presence of flavonoids

Gastroprotective activity of the hydroethanolic extract and ethyl acetate fraction from Kalanchoe pinnata (Lam.) Pers.

ABSTRACT Peptic ulcers are an important pathology, and the search for safer and more effective treatment methods is of paramount importance. In this study, we assess the gastroprotective effects of the hydroethanolic extract (HE) and ethyl acetate fraction (EAF) from Kalanchoe pinnata leaves against an ethanol/HCl-induced ulcer model in rats. The HE reduced gastric lesions by approximately 47% (400 mg/kg). A significant inhibition of the gastric lesions by 50% was observed after pretreatment with the EAF (200 mg/kg). Quercetrin and quercetin 3-O-α-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1→2)-α-L-rhamnopyranoside were isolated and identified in the flavonoid fraction (EAF) by HPLC and NMR analyses because this fraction showed the highest gastroprotective effect. This fraction demonstrated high antioxidant activities (CE50=41.91 µg/mL) by DPPH in comparison with Trolox(r) and 11.33 mmol Trolox(r) equivalent by ORAC. In conclusion, the HE and FAE from K. pinnata displayed gastroprotective activity in rats, most likely due to the presence of flavonoids