Aislamiento e identificación de metabolitos secundarios a partir de la especie medicinal Hypericum aciculare Kunth

Abstract

Abstract: In this research work, a phytochemical study of the medicinal species Hypericum aciculare Kunth, which belongs to the family Hypericaceae, is a shrub that measures 50-70 cm in height, commonly known as Grass of the Cordilleras and is characterized for being a native species of Ecuador mainly used in traditional medicine as an infusion and poultice to treat especially: flu, feverand inflammatory processes.This species was collected in the Canton Saraguro, in the province of Loja, in the sector called "Loma de la Torre . Two secondary metabolites were identified and isolated respectively by NMR: Avicularin (Quercetin-3-O-O-a-L-Arabinofuranoside) with molecular formula C20H18O11and molar mass of 434.3 g/mol and Hyperoside (Quercetin-3-O-B-D-galactopyranoside) with molecular formula C21H20O12and molecular weight of 464.4 g/mol. This isolation was carried out from the methanolic dechlorophyll extract (MeOH) of the aerial parts of the medicinal plant.