Journal
FITOTERAPIA
Volume 93, Issue -, Pages 132-141Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2013.12.024
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Ocimum gratissimum; Phenolic compounds; Hypoglycemic activity; Diabetes mellitus; Medicinal plants
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- FAPERJ (Brazil) [APQ-1/Ref. E-26/110.509/2012]
- CNPq (Brazil)
- CAPES (Brazil)
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Ocimum gratissimum L is popularly used to treat diabetes mellitus. The hypoglycemic activity of this medicinal species has been confirmed by in vivo studies. The present study conducted a chemical investigation of a leaf decoction (10% ply) of O. gratissimum monitored by in vivo hypoglycemic activity assays. Four phenolic substances were identified: L-caftaric acid (I). L-chicoric acid (2), eugenyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside (3) and vicenin-2 (4). The acute hypoglycemic activity of the O. gratissimum decoction fractions Og1-S (300 mg/kg), Og1-A (240 mg/kg) and Og1-B (80 mg/kg) was evaluated intraperitoneally in normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. They reduced glycemia by 63%, 76% and 60% (in 120 min), respectively, in the diabetic mice. Subfractions of Og1-A were also evaluated under the same conditions: Og1-AS (200 mg/kg) and Og1-AP (40 mg/kg) produced a decrease of only 37% and 39%, respectively. Among the major phenolic substances, only chicoric acid (2; 3 mg/kg) reduced significantly the glycemic levels of diabetic mice by 53%, 120 min after treatment. This is the first study describing the hypoglycemic activity of chicoric acid in an animal model of diabetes mellitus. In addition, we suggest that there may be other substances contributing to this activity. Thus, for the first time, a correlation is established between the hypoglycemic activity of O. gratissimum and its chemical composition. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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