Analysis of Caffeoylquinic Acids in Sweetpotato by HPLC

[Objective] An HPLC method for the determination of caffeoylquinic acid compounds in sweet potato was developed in the present research. Quantitative analysis was performed on 11 sweet potato genotypes to provide a reference for the development and utilization of sweet potato, especial y on the aboveground part. [Method] Caffeoylquinic acid compounds were extracted from sweet potato leaves by ultrasonic treatment for 20 min with 200 volumes of methanol. The mobile phase of HPLC was acetonitrile -0.2% aqueous phosphoric acid. Chlorogenic acid, 4, 5-O-coffeocylquinic acid, 3, 5-O-coffeeacylquinic acid and 3, 4-O-coffeeacylquinic acid were separated wel by gradient elution, with recovery rate of 94.74%, 102.63%, 100.01% and 101.05%, respectively. [Result] The contents of caffeoylquinic acids were significantly different between sweet potato genotypes and tissue parts. Among these compounds, the content of bi-caffeoylquinic acids was the highest in the aboveground part, and the content of chlorogenic acid was the highest in the root tubers. The content of caffeoylquinic acid in different parts of the plant was： 9.77-40.86 mg/g in stem apex, 2.68-13.97 mg/g in mature leaves, 0.56-7.90 mg/g in stems and 0.69-4.33 mg/g in root tubers, respectively. [Conclusion] Sweet potato stems and leaves can be used for the extraction of chlorogenic acid in development and utilization, in which the purple sweet potato series is superior to the non-purple sweet potato series. The performance of the two purple sweet potato materials of 11ZY series is particularly prominent.

Caffeoylquinic acid derivatives extract of Erigeron multiradiatus alleviated acute myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury in rats through inhibiting NF-kappaB and JNK activations

Erigeron multiradiatus(Lindl.)Benth.,has been used in Tibet folk medicine to treat various inflammatory diseases.The aim of this study was to investigate anti-myocardial ischemia and reperfusion(I/R)injury effect of caffeoylquinic acids derivatives of E.multiradiatus(AE)in vivo and to explain underling mechanism.AE was prepared using the whole plant of E.multiradiatus and contents of 6 caffeoylquinic acid determined through HPLC analysis.Myocardial I/R were induced by left anterior descending coronary artery occlusion for 30 min followed by 24 h of reperfusion in rats.AE administration(10,20 and 40 mg·kg-1)inhibited I/R-induced injury as indicated by decreasing myocardial infarct size,reducing of CK and LDH activities and preventing ST-segment depression in dose-dependent manner.AE decreased cardiac tissue levels of pro-inflammatory factors TNF-αand IL-6 and attenuated leukocytes infiltration.AE was further demonstrated to significantly inhibit I-κB degradation,nuclear translocation of p-65 and phosphorylation of JNK.Our results suggested that cardioprotective effect of AE could be due to suppressing myocardial inflammatory response and blocking NF-κB and JNK activation pathway.Thus,caffeoylquinic acids might be the active compounds in E.multiradiatus on myocardial ischemia and be a potential natural drug for treating myocardial I/R injury.

Simultaneous determination of seven caffeoylquinic acids and three flavonoids in Pyrrosia petiolosa(Christ) Ching by RP-UFLC-DAD

An efficient, sensitive, accurate and rapid analytical ultra-fast liquid chromatography （UFLC） method for quality evaluations ofPyrrosia petiolosa （Christ） Ching from 20 regions of China was developed in this study. Ten marker compounds were simultaneously quantified, including 5-caffeoylquinic acid （5-CQA）, 3-caffeoylquinic acid （3-CQA）, 4-caffeoylquinic acid （4-CQA）, 1-caffeoylquinic acid （1-CQA）, 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid （3,5-diCQA）, 4,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid （4,5-diCQA）, 3,4-dicaffeoylquinic acid （3,4-diCQA）, astragalin, kaempferol-3,7-di-O-glucoside and （±）eriodictyol-7-O-β-D-glucuronide. Chromatography was performed on a Kromasil 100-2.5C18 （100 mm×2.1 mm, 2.5 μm） C18 column with gradient elution. The mobile phases consisted of 0.1% formic acid/water （A） and 0.1% formic acid/methanol （B）. The detection wavelength was set at 326 nm and the flow rate was 0.4 mL/min. Ten components were separated well with good linearity （r2〉0.9998）, precision, repeatability, stability. The recovery was in the range of 99.08%-102.77%. The results showed that the content determination using RP-UFLC-DAD fingerprint technique provides an efficient, sensitive, accurate and rapid analytical method for quality assessment ofP. petiolosa （Christ） Ching. Cluster analysis and principal components analysis were successfully applied to analyze 20 samples, the results revealed that the method was efficient and authentic to distinguish producing areas and the source of P. petiolosa （Christ） Ching. Keywords： Pyrrosiapetiolosa （Christ） Ching, Caffeoylquinic acids, Flavonoids, Multicomponent determination, UFLC

Glucosylated caffeoylquinic acid derivatives from the flower buds of Lonicera japonica

Three new glucosylated caffeoylquinic acid isomers (1-3), along with six known compounds, have been isolated from an aqueous extract of the flower buds of Lonicera japonica. Structures of the new compounds were determined by spectroscopic and chemical methods as (-)-4-O-(4-O-beta-D-glucopyranosylcaffeoyl)quinic acid (-)-3-O-(4-O-beta-D-glucopyranosylcaffeoyl)quinic acid (2), and (-)-5-O-(4-O-beta-D-glucopyranosylcaffeoyl)quinic acid (3), respectively. In the preliminary in vitro assays, two known compounds methyl caffeate and 2'-O-methyladenosine showed inhibitory activity against Coxsackie virus B3 with IC50 values of 3.70 mu mol/L and 6.41 mu mol/L and SI values of 7.8 and 12.1, respectively. (C) 2015 Chinese Pharmaceutical Association and Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V.

Comparative phytochemical analysis of Coffea benghalensis Roxb. Ex Schult, Coffea arabica L. and Coffea liberica Hiern

Objective: To make phytochemical studies of the leaf, pericarp and seed of Coffea benghalensis(C. Benghalensis) compared with those of the widely known Coffea arabica and Coffea liberica. Methods: The sample extracts were prepared by Soxhlet-extraction. Polyphenol content was analyzed by HPLC-ESI-MS/MS, the identification was carried out based on the retention time, UV and mass spectra of standards and literature data of the detected compounds. Results: Phenolic acids like caffeoylquinic acids, dicaffeoylquinic acids, feruloylquinic acids and coumaroylquinic acid, as well as mangiferin were detected as main constituents in all extracts. Procyanidin trimers were present exclusively in the leaves. In C. benghalensis, main constituents were 5-caffeoylquinic acid and 4-caffeoylquinic acid. Flavan-3-ols were described in all immature and mature pericarp and leaf extracts. Even though 4-feruloylquinic acid was described in both immature and mature seed, dicaffeoylquinic acids were identified only in the mature seed extracts. Mangiferin was present in the leaf, mature pericarp and seed. Conclusions: These analyses provide new chemotaxonomical data for the selected coffees, especially for C. benghalensis. Due to its high polyphenol content, our results indicate its significance of providing new data as a possible source for industry.