scholarly journals Laelia furfuracea Lindl.: an Endemic Mexican Orchid with Anticoagulant Activity

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abimael López-Pérez ◽  
Jesús Hernández Juárez ◽  
Rodolfo Solano ◽  
Pedro Antonio Hernández Cruz ◽  
Luicita Lagunez-Rivera

Abstract. Laelia furfuracea is an endemic orchid from Mexico, with antioxidant activity. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of hydroethanolic extract and fractions obtained from the orchid leaves on the clotting times of patients with venous thromboembolic disease (VTD) and to identify their tentative compounds. The anticoagulant activity was evaluated by determining prothrombin (PT), thrombin (TT) and, activated partial thromboplastin (APTT) times. Identification of the compounds was carried out using a chromatographic technique with an ultra-high-performance liquid chromatographic analyzer coupled with electrospray ionization with quadrupole time of flight-mass-mass spectrometry. The extract prolonged the clotting times depending on the concentration-response (5-60 mg / mL); 25 mg/mL prolonged the PT (33.2 ± 2.3 s) and TT (33.1 ± 0.3 s); and APTT (61.8 ± 3.4 s) at a concentration of 15 mg/mL. The main groups tentatively identified were xanthine, carboxylic acid, amino acid, and phenolic compounds. These compounds or the synergy between them prolong clotting times. Laelia furfuracea is an orchid with research potential in the search for new anticoagulant agents.   Resumen. Laelia furfuracea es una orquídea endémica de México, la cual posee actividad antioxidante. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar el efecto del extracto hidroetanólico y fracciones obtenidas de hojas de la orquídea sobre los tiempos de coagulación de pacientes con enfermedad tromboembólica venosa (ETV) e identificar sus posibles compuestos. La actividad anticoagulante se evaluó determinando los tiempos de protrombina (TP), trombina (TT) y tromboplastina parcial activada (TTPA). La identificación de los compuestos se realizó usando una técnica cromatográfica con un analizador cromatográfico líquido de Ultra Alta Resolución con Ionización por electroespray acoplado a espectrometría de masas con Cuadrupolo y Tiempo de Vuelo. El extracto prolongó los tiempos de coagulación dependiente de la concentración-respuesta (5-60 mg/mL); 25 mg/mL prolongó el TP (33.2±2.3 s) y TT (33.1±0.3 s); y TTPA (61.8±3.4 s) a una concentración de 15 mg/mL. Los principales grupos de posibles compuestos identificados fueron xantina, ácido carboxílico, aminoácido y compuestos fenólicos. Estos compuestos o la sinergia entre ellos prolongan los tiempos de coagulación. Laelia furfuracea es una orquídea con potencial en investigación para la búsqueda de nuevos agentes anticoagulantes.

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 39-44
Author(s):  
Olivier Ndogo Eteme ◽  
Nkwengoua Tchouboun Zondegoumba Ernestine ◽  
Soh Desire ◽  
Oladimeji Taiwo Babatunde ◽  
Barthelemy Nyasse

Background: Prolyl oligopeptidase is a cytosolic serine peptidase that hydrolyzes peptides containing proline at the carboxy terminus of proline residues. It has been associated with several neurodegenerative diseases. Therefore, it is a target in the management of these disease conditions. Methods: Allexis obanensis was taken through cold extraction, subjected to column chromatography and flavonoids isolated via high-performance liquid chromatographic technique. The flavonoids obtained were investigated for their in vitro prolyl oligopeptidase inhibitory activity. Results: The flavonoids isolated include: 4.4'''- dimethoxylophirone A [1] and 7-hydroxy-3-(3-hydroxy-4 méthoxyphenyl)-5- méthoxy-4H chromen-4-one [2]. They inhibited prolyl oligopeptidase at low IC50 concentrations of 7.201±3.021 µM and 6.223±2.002 µM respectively. Conclusion: The results obtained from this study proves the potential of these flavonoids as prolyl oligopeptidase inhibitors, by inference, their potentiality in the management of neuropsychiatric disorders.


Author(s):  
Zubaidur Rahman ◽  
Vijey Aanandhi M ◽  
Sumithra M

Objective: A simple, novel, sensitive, rapid high-performance liquid chromatographic (RP-HPLC) method has been developed and validated for quantitative determination of atomoxetine HCl (ATH) in bulk and formulations.Methods: The chromatographic development was carried out on RP-HPLC. The column used as Xterra RP 18 (250 mm × 4.6 mm, 5 μ particle size), with mobile phase consisting of methanol: water 80:20 V/V. The flow rate was 1.0 mL/min and the effluents were monitored at 270 nm.Results: The retention time was found to be 5.350 min. The method was validated as per International Conference on Harmonization Guideline with respect to linearity, accuracy, precision, and robustness. The calibration curve was found to be linear over a range of 2–10 μg/mL with a regression coefficient of 0.9999. The method has proved high sensitivity and specificity.Conclusion: The results of the study showed that the proposed RP-HPLC method was simple, rapid, precise and accurate which is useful for the routine determination of ATH in bulk drug and in its pharmaceutical dosage form.


1982 ◽  
Vol 65 (6) ◽  
pp. 1388-1394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger C Snyder ◽  
William C Brumley ◽  
Charles V Breder ◽  
Thomas Fazio

Abstract The confirmation of 2,4- and 2,6-toluenediamine (TDA) in aqueous extracts from boil-in-bags and retortable pouches is described. The extracts were initially analyzed by a high performance liquid chromatographic procedure and any apparent 2,4- and/or 2,6-TDA were quantitated. The liquid chromatographic effluent corresponding to any apparent 2,4- or 2,6-TDA was collected. TDA was then partitioned into ethyl acetate and reacted with trifluoroacetic anhydride (TFAA). The TDA-TFAA derivative formed was confirmed by gas-liquid chromatography (GLC) using a 1.2 m × 0.32 cm nickel column packed with 6% OV-17 on Superpak-20M. Results obtained from analyzing extracts of several retortable pouches and boil-in-bags showed levels of TDA migration ranging from <0.1 to 2.2 ppb (μg/L). Additional confirmation of the TDA-TFAA derivative from retortable pouches by multiple ion detection GC/mass spectrometry is also described.


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (25) ◽  
pp. 19082-19090 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heyong Cheng ◽  
Chunling Wu ◽  
Jinhua Liu ◽  
Zigang Xu

Thiol-functionalized silica microspheres were synthesized from aminosilica for online mercury preconcentration, followed by high performance liquid chromatographic separation and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry detection.


2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-129
Author(s):  
Sharifa Sultana ◽  
Md Shahadat Hossain ◽  
Md Samiul Islam ◽  
Abu Shara Shamsur Rouf

A novel reversed phase ultra-high performance liquid chromatographic (RP-UHPLC) method was developed for the estimation of sitagliptin in pharmaceutical dosage form. Separation was done by a X-bridge C18 column (4.6 i.d.× 150 mm, 5 μm particle size) with a flow rate of 1 ml/min using phosphate buffer (pH 6) and acetonitrile (70:30, v/v) as mobile phase at 268 nm using photodiode array plus (PDA+) detector. The retention time was found at 4.607 min. The developed method was validated as per the requirements of ICH-Q2B guidelines for specificity, system suitability, linearity, precision, accuracy, sensitivity and robustness. The linear regression analysis data for the linearity plot showed correlation coefficient values of 0.999 with LOD value of 0.06 μg/ml and LOQ of 0.225 μg/ml. The relative standard deviation (%RSD) for inter-day and intra- day precision was not more than 2.0%. The method was found to be accurate with percentages recovery of 98.50±0.03 to 99.70±0.05 and the % RSD was less than 2. The results showed that the proposed method is highly convenient for routine analysis of sitagliptin.Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 17(1): 123-129, 2018 (June)


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document