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Flavonoid/Polyphenol Ratio in Mauritia flexuosa and Theobroma grandiflorum as an Indicator of Effective Antioxidant Action
Authors:Juan Carlos Carmona-Hernandez  Mai Le  Ana María Idrraga-Mejía  Clara Helena Gonzlez-Correa
Institution:1.Grupo de Investigación Médica, Línea Metabolismo-Nutrición-Polifenoles (MeNutrO), Universidad de Manizales, Manizales 17000, Colombia;2.Research Group on Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Security, Universidad de Caldas, Manizales 17000, Colombia;3.Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Biosciences, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany;
Abstract:Studies on polyphenols and flavonoids in natural products reveal benefits in the prevention of multiple diseases. Proper extraction, treatment of extracts, and quantification of polyphenols and flavonoids demand attention from the scientific community in order to report more specific biological action. Total polyphenol content (TPC) and total flavonoid content (TFC) (measured at three different times) of ethanol, methanol and acetone extracts of Mauritia flexuosa (aguaje) and Theobroma grandiflorum (copoazú) fresh pulp, from the Colombian Amazon region, were evaluated with the purpose of focusing in the polyphenol/flavonoid proportion and its effective antioxidant activity. This objective could help to explain specific flavonoid biological action based on higher flavonoid proportion rather than higher total polyphenol content. Differences in extracting solvents resulted in statistically significant different yields; the highest TPC was observed with acetone 70% in Mauritia flexuosa and ethanol 80% for T. grandiflorum. The best flavonoid/polyphenol ratio in M. flexuosa was about 1:2.4 and 1:12.8 in T. grandiflorum and the antioxidant efficacy was proportionally higher for flavonoids extracted from T. grandiflorum. HPLC analysis revealed 54 µg/g of the flavonoid kaempferol in M. Flexuosa and 29 µg/g in T. grandiflorum. Further studies evaluating this proportionality, in seeds or peel of fruits, as well as, other specific biological activities, could help to understand the detailed flavonoid action without focusing on the high total polyphenol content.
Keywords:polyphenols  flavonoids  antioxidant activity  Mauritia flexuosa (aguaje)  Theobroma grandiflorum (copoazú  )
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