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Chemical constituents of the methanol 90% fraction derived from the total extract of Coccoloba cowellii leaves
* 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5
1  Faculty of Applied Sciences, Chemistry Department, University of Camagüey, Cuba
2  Faculty of Natural and Exact Sciences, Pharmacy Department, University of Oriente, Cuba
3  Centre for Environmental Sciences, Campus Diepenbeek, Hasselt University, Agoralaan Building D, BE-3590, Diepenbeek, Belgium
4  Natural Products & Food Research and Analysis (NatuRA), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium
5  Laboratory of Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH), Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium
Academic Editor: Julio A. Seijas

https://doi.org/10.3390/ecsoc-25-11713 (registering DOI)
Abstract:

Coccoloba cowellii Britton (Polygonaceae, order Caryophylalles) is an endemic and critically endangered plant species that only grows in the municipality of Camagüey, province of Cuba. Pre-liminary investigation of its total methanolic extract led to the discovery of a promising antifungal activity. The major constituents of the aforementioned extract were glucuronides and glycosides of myricetin and quercetin, proanthocyanidins (tentatively characterized by means of HRMS), as well as epichatechin-3-O-gallate, catechin, epicatechin and gallic acid (tentatively characterized by using HRMS and authentic standards). A UHPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS analysis of the methanol 90% fraction (MeOH90-F) derived from the total extract, allowed the identification of flavonoid glycosides/glucuronides, lignin oligomers, and methoxyflavonoids as the main constituents of that fraction. A combination of flash chromatography, 1D and 2D NMR, and NMR-based machine learning tool “Small Molecule Accurate Recognition Technology” (SMART 2.1, available at https://smart.ucsd.edu/classic) allowed the isolation from MeOH90-F of quercetin and four methoxyflavonoids: 3-O-methylquercetin, myricetin 3,3',4'-trimethyl ether, 6-methoxymyricetin 3,4'-dimethyl ether and 6-methoxymyricetin 3,3',4'-trimethyl ether. This report contributes to a better understanding of the phytochemistry of the genus Coccoloba.

Keywords: Coccoloba cowellii; Polygonaceae; UHPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS; methoxyflavonoids
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