Contribution to the Study of Phytosterols and Phenolics from the Barks and Leaves of the Trichilia Catigua A. Juss., Meliaceae

Jessé Boquett Lagos, Carlos Alberto Bruel Gemin, Josiane de Fátima Gaspari Dias, Marilis Dallarmi Miguel, Ranieri Campos, João Luiz de Souza Carvalho, Márcia do Rocio Duarte, Obdulio Gomes Miguel

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Programa de Pós-Gradua??o em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Av. Pref. Lothário Meissner, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.

DOI: 10.4236/jasmi.2012.21008                

Abstract

Trichilia catigua is a Brazilian native species known as "catuaba”. This study investigated the chromatographic features hydroalcoholic extracts that were obtained by different techniques, from barks and leaves. The chromatographic analysis has demonstrated the presence of chlorogenic acid, epicathechin and cathechin, as well as the presence of β-sitosterol and stigmasterol in both analyzed plant parts. The best results were those when it was used turbo-extraction, extraction using Soxhlet apparatus and ethanol 50%.

Keywords

Trichilia Catigua; Catuaba; Chromatography

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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