Unusual amount of (-)-mesquitol from the heartwood of Prosopis juliflora

Authors: Sirmah, Peter¹; Dumarcay, Stephane²; Masson, Eric³; Gerardin, Philippe²

Source: Natural Product Research, Volume 23, Number 2, January 2009 , pp. 183-189(7)

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Abstract:

A large amount of flavonoid has been extracted and isolated from the heartwood of Prosopis juliflora, an exogenous wood species of Kenya. Structural and physicochemical elucidation based on FTIR, 1H and 13C NMR, GC-MS and HPLC analysis clearly demonstrated the presence of (-)-mesquitol as the sole compound without any noticeable impurities. The product was able to slow down oxidation of methyl linoleate induced by AIBN. The important amount and high purity of (-)-mesquitol present in the acetonic extract of P. juliflora could therefore be of valuable interest as a potential source of antioxidants from a renewable origin.

Keywords: antioxidant; heartwood; flavonoid; Prosopis juliflora; mesquitol

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14786410801940968

Affiliations: 1: Laboratoire d'Etudes et de Recherche sur le Materiau Bois (LERMAB), Equipe de Chimie Organique et Microbiologie, Universite Henri Poincare Nancy 1, Vandoeuvre les Nancy Cedex, France,Department of Wood Science and Technology, Moi University, Eldo 2: Laboratoire d'Etudes et de Recherche sur le Materiau Bois (LERMAB), Equipe de Chimie Organique et Microbiologie, Universite Henri Poincare Nancy 1, Vandoeuvre les Nancy Cedex, France 3: CRITT BOIS, France

Publication date: 2009-01-01