FLAVONOID DISTRIBUTION IN FOUR VARIETIES OF Ficus deltoidea (JACK)

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  • Syazwani Dzolin Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor
  • Rohaya Ahmad Atta-ur-Rahman Institute for Natural Product Discovery, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor
  • Mazatulikhma Mat Zain Institute of Science (IOS), Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor
  • Mohd Ikhwan Ismail PROMISE, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Selangor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24297/jac.v11i1.2221

Keywords:

Ficus deltoidea (Fd), Flavonoid, Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometer Quadrupole-Time of Flight (LCMS-Q-TOF), Hierarchical Cluster Analysis (HCA)

Abstract

We have previously reported the antioxidant and neuroprotective activities of the aqueous extract of four varieties of Ficus deltoidea (Fd) (Moraceae) namely var kunstleri (Fdvk), var angustifolia (Fdva), var deltoidea (Fdvd) and var intermedia (Fdvi). In this study, flavonoid constituents in aqueous leaf and fig extracts of the four varieties were analyzed and characterized using liquid chromatography mass spectrometer quadrupole-time of flight (LCMS-Q-TOF) via hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) technique. The HCA dendrogram revealed that the abundant flavonoids among the eight samples are epicatechin, quercetin-3-rutinoside, quercetin 5,4'-di-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, myricetin and naringenin. The study found that the distribution of the flavonoids differed between the four varieties and varied within the plant parts. To date, the flavonoid distribution of the different plant parts of the four varieties has not been documented. A positive correlation was observed between flavonoid constituents present and radical scavenging activities of the aqueous extracts. 

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Published

2016-12-17

How to Cite

Dzolin, S., Ahmad, R., Zain, M. M., & Ismail, M. I. (2016). FLAVONOID DISTRIBUTION IN FOUR VARIETIES OF Ficus deltoidea (JACK). JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN CHEMISTRY, 11(1), 3314–3323. https://doi.org/10.24297/jac.v11i1.2221

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