Comparison of metabolic profiles and bioactivities of the leaves of three edible Congolese Hibiscus species

• Published in: Natural product research Vol. 31; no. 24; pp. 2885 - 2892
• Main Authors: Kapepula, Paulin Mutwale, Kabamba Ngombe, Nadege, Tshisekedi Tshibangu, Pascal, Tsumbu, César, Franck, Thierry, Mouithys-Mickalad, Ange, Mumba, Dieudonné, Tshala-Katumbay, Désiré, Serteyn, Didier, Tits, Monique, Angenot, Luc, Kalenda, Pascal Dibungi T., Frédérich, Michel
• Format: Journal Article Web Resource
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 17.12.2017; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Taylor \& Francis
• Subjects: Acids; Antioxidants; Biological activity; Caffeoyl-hydroxycitric acid; Cellular manufacture; Chemical fingerprinting; Dichloromethane; Hibiscus acetosella; Hibiscus cannabinus; Hibiscus sabdariffa; Human health sciences; Inflammation; Leaves; Leukocytes (neutrophilic); myeloperoxidase; neochlorogenic acid; Peroxidase; Pharmacie, pharmacologie & toxicologie; Pharmacy, pharmacology & toxicology; Polyphenols; Sciences de la santé humaine; Species; Hibiscus sabdariffa; neochlorogenic acid; Caffeoyl-hydroxycitric acid; Hibiscus acetosella; myeloperoxidase; Hibiscus cannabinus

Methanolic and dichloromethane extracts from the leaves of Congolese Hibiscus species were characterised by chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques and their in vitro biochemical activities against ROS production were evaluated in cellular models and on an enzyme, myeloperoxidase (MPO), involve...