Research Article

Flavonoids in Ecuadorian Oreocallis grandiflora (Lam.) R. Br.: Perspectives of Use of This Species as a Food Supplement

Table 1

Flavonoids identified in leaf extract of O. grandiflora by HPLC-UV/DAD, HPLC-ESI-MS, and MS2.

Peak number CompoundFlower extract
 mg/g d.e. (mg/g drug)
Leaf extract 
 mg/g d.e. (mg/g drug)
(nm)[M-H]- (m/z)MS2 (m/z) base peak

1Myricetin 3-O-β-glucuronidedd255,355493317
2Isorhamnetin hexuronidendd251,351491315, 299
3Quercetin 3-O-rutinosidend15.6 ± 0.4
(0.47 ± 0.01)
255,355609301
4Quercetin 3-O-β-glucuronide34.7±0.6
(0.63 ± 0.01)
5.8 ± 0.1
(0.18 ± 0.01)
255,355477301
5Isorhamnetin hexosidendd255,355477315, 299
6Isorhamnetin 3-O-rutinosidend21.1 ± 1.2
(0.64 ± 0.01)
255,355623315, 299

Compounds are listed in order of elution, confirmed with injection of isolated compound, confirmed with commercially standard compound, detected = d, not detected = nd, and d.e. = dried extract.