The fluorescence of ellagic acid and its borax complex

The absorption and fluorescence properties of the plant phenol ellagic acid have been studied in alcohol and aqueous solutions. Fluorescence is weak in all kinds of solvents, but is greatly enhanced by addition of borax. The resulting complex emits much more intensely in methanol than in water solution. UV and fluorescence data reveal that the complex formed in methanol is different from the complex formed in aqueous solution. The enormous fluorescence enhancement of ellagic acid by borax offers a simple method for the visualization and quantification of the potent anti-mutagen ellagic acid as well as a fluorimetric method for the determination of boron.The IUPAC name for ellagic acid is 2,3,7,8-tetra-hydroxy[1]benzopyrano[5,4,3—c,d,e][1]-benzopyran-5,10-dione.     

Reaction between nitrous acid and hydrogen peroxide in perchloric acid medium

A kinetic investigation on the reaction has been carried out in HClO₄ medium under different conditions. A spectrophotometric method of estimation of nitrous acid at various time intervals has been employed. The results are interpreted on the basis ofthe following mechanism: The absolute rate constant value of 39.7 M^?1 plusmn; s^?1 for k₄ and the equilibrium constant K_eq = 116M^?1 for reaction (2) have been evaluated. The activation energy of the overall reaction has also been determined as E_a = 13.2 kcal/mol.     

A new ellagic acid derivative from Polygonum runcinatum

A new ellagic acid derivative, 3,3′-dimethylellagic acid-4′-O-(6″-galloyl)-β-d-glucoside, named runcinatside (5), together with four known compounds 3,3′-dimethylellagic acid (1), 3,3′,4′-trimethylellagic acid (2), 3,3′-dimethylellagic acid-4′-O-β-d-glucoside (3) and 3-methylellagic acid-4′-O-α-l-rhamno-pyranoside (4), was isolated from the roots of Polygonum runcinatum Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don Var. sinense Hemsl and the structures of these compounds were established by spectroscopic methods and comparison with previously reported data. All compounds showed antioxidant activities in vitro and compound 5 possessed the highest activity.     

Extraction and analysis of ellagic acid from novel complex sources

Ellagic acid (EA) was quantified by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RPHPLC) coupled with photodiode array detection (DAD) in five fine-powdered plants collected from the semiarid region of Mexico. Samples analysed included Jatropha dioica branches (Dragon’s blood), Euphorbia antisyphyllitica branches (Candelilla), Turnera diffusa Willd leaves (Damiana), Flourensia cernua leaves (hojasén) and Punica granatum husk (pomegranate) at two maturity stages (“turning” or intermediate and maturated fruit, considered as positive controls). The results demonstrated high EA concentrations in all tested samples which are novel sources of this natural antioxidant. The method developed for the EA analysis is fast and it showed an excellent linearity range, repeatability, intra-and inter-day precision and accuracy with respect to the methods reported for the EA analysis.     

Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors ellagic acid derivatives with immunoinhibitory properties from Terminalia superba

Fractionation of stem barks of Terminalia superba yielded two new ellagic acid derivatives, 3,4'-di-O-methylellagic acid 3'-O-beta-D-xylopyranoside (1) and 4'-O-galloy-3,3'-di-O-methylellagic acid 4-O-beta-D-xylopyranoside (2) together with known 3,3'-di-O-methylellagic acid, ellagic acid and 3,3'-di-O-methylellagic acid 4'-O-beta-D-xylopyranoside. Compounds (1) and (2) showed significant alpha-glucosidase inhibition activity and possessed significant immunoinhibitory activities with no cytotoxic effects.     

近红外光谱法用于纯化过程中鞣花酸含量的监控

采用近红外光谱技术结合遗传算法优化的小波神经网络,对大孔树脂纯化过程中橄榄果中的鞣花酸含量进行监控。通过小波变换对光谱进行去噪、压缩,作为人工神经网络的输入,同时以遗传算法优化神经网络的权值与阈值,并与常用的偏最小二乘(PLS)线性模型的建模效果进行比较。实验结果表明,两者都能够较准确的预测鞣花酸的含量,相对而言,人工神经网络(ANN)效果较好。     

Molecular structure and electronic spectrum of ellagic acid: Semiempirical molecular orbital calculations

The molecular structure of ellagic acid has been optimized by using PM3 semiempirical MO method. Ellagic acid has been calculated to be planar with the molecular symmetry of C_2h. The lactone carbonyl groups are not tilted from the molecular plane. CNDO/S MO method has been used to interpret the experimental uv-vis spectroscopic data. The results of the PM3 and CNDO/S calculations have been in good agreement with the experimental data.     

A validated quantification of gallic acid and ellagic acid in Triphala using a high-performance thin-layer chromatography method

JPC – Journal of Planar Chromatography – Modern TLC - A well-known Ayurvedic preparation, Triphala, consists of Amla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.), Baheda (Terminalia bellirica Roxb.)...     

Measuring the three forms of ellagic acid: suitability of extraction solvents

Accurate quantification of ellagic acid and its derivatives, ellagic acid glycosides and ellagitannins, present in plant-based foods is a vital prerequisite for any study of their health-promoting properties. This goal is impeded by the lack of commercially available standards and the fact that these three forms differ widely in solubility. This disparity necessitates careful attention being paid to the choice of extraction solvents to ensure that precise and reproducible content measurements are achieved. This work sought to devise an extraction protocol that is effective for all ellagic acid forms whilst keeping the water-insoluble free ellagic acid solubilised during all analysis stages. To overcome this unavailability of commercial standards, the designated “targeted” ellagic acid derivatives identified in the selected fruit were monitored during the course of extraction that employed a number of commonly used solvents. Large variations in the extraction yield of the solvents tested for the ellagic acid and its derivatives were identified, extending even to the different fruit samples for the same form. It is regarded as unlikely that any selected extraction solvent could be universally employed to effectively extract all the ellagic acid compounds; however, the use of the solvent 50:50 vol. methanol-dimethylformamide satisfied most requirements.     

A rapid densitometric method for simultaneous quantification of gallic acid and ellagic acid in herbal raw materials using HPTLC

Gallic acid and ellagic acid are two widely occurring phenolic compounds of plant origin, to which many biological activities including anticancer and antiviral activity have been attributed. A simple HPTLC method has been developed for the simultaneous quantification of gallic acid and ellagic acid. The method was validated for precision, repeatability, and accuracy. Instrumental precision was found to be 0.083 and 0.78, and the repeatability of the method was found to be 1.07 and 1.50 (% CV) for gallic acid and ellagic acid, respectively. The accuracy of the method was checked by a recovery study conducted at two different levels and the average percentage recovery was found to be 101.02% for gallic acid and 102.42% for ellagic acid. The above method was used for the quantification of gallic acid and ellagic acid content in seeds of Abrus precatorius Linn., whole plant of Phyllanthus maderaspatensis Linn., and flowers of Nymphaea alba Linn. The proposed HPTLC method for the simultaneous quantification of gallic acid and ellagic acid was found to be simple, precise, specific, sensitive, and accurate and can be used for routine quality control of herbal raw materials and for the quantification of these compounds in plant materials.     

Simultaneous analysis of ellagic acid and coenzyme Q(10) by derivative spectroscopy and HPLC

Antioxidants are gaining tremendous interest as chemopreventive as well as chemotherapeutic agents. Ellagic acid (EA) is a plant derived compound with very poor solubility in water and very low octanol/water partition coefficient and coenzyme Q₁₀ (CoQ₁₀) is a highly lipophilic compound, which is synthesized in the body and can be derived from food supplements as well. The new insights in the combination therapy are promising a better future in many challenging diseases. Synergism is among the key advantages of combination therapy apart from decreased intensity of unwanted effects of a compound, increased patient compliance and reduction in cost of therapy. EA and CoQ₁₀ supplementation in combination will be beneficial in strengthening the weakened antioxidant defense system in many diseases related to oxidative stress. Here we report first derivative UV spectroscopic and HPLC methods for the simultaneous analysis of these two agents in pharmaceutical preparations. Results obtained indicate that the derivative spectroscopy is as efficient as HPLC method in quantitative analysis. Retention of ellagic acid can be increased using PEG bonded column which is poorly retained on C₁₈ column. PEG column can be used for rapid simultaneous analysis of EA and CoQ₁₀, which are having diverse physicochemical properties.     

Reaction of fluoronitroacetic acid with hydrochloric acid

Conclusions Fluoronitroacetic acid reacts with hydrochloric acid to form fluorochloronitrosome-thane which is capable of undergoing dimerization to give N,N'-azofluorochlormethane dioxide.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1420–1422, June, 1985.     

Reaction between diorganodichlorosilanes and catechol

The reaction of diorganodicylorosilanes with catechol gives benzo-2, 2-diorgano-2-sila-1, 3-dioxacyclopentanes. It is shown that such heterocyclic compounds are always formed in the reaction, no matter what the sizes of the organic groups on the silicon atom.