ISSN 4391-3199
African Journal of Chemistry ISSN 4391-3199 Vol. 5 (1), pp. 305-307, January, 2018. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Phytochemical screening and determination of flavonoids in Secamone afzelii (Asclepiadaceae) extracts
Hervé Zabri*, Charles Kodjo, Anoubilé Benie, Janat Mamyrbekova Bekro and Yves Alain Bekro
Laboratoire de Chimie BioOrganique et de Substances Naturelles, UFR- SFA, Université d’Abobo-Adjamé, 02 BP 801 Abidjan 02 – Côte d’Ivoire.
Accepted 31 September, 2017
Abstract
The goal of this survey is to determine the amount of flavonoids in the leaves and stems of Secamone afzelii (Asclepiadaceae), a plant possessing some antioxidants qualities. The phytochemical screening revealed that the flavonoids are more abundant in the leaves than in the stems. The amount of anthocyane is 336 mg/100 g in the leaves, whereas it is only of 180 mg/100 g in the stems. We also discovered that the stems did not possess aglyconic flavonoids while the amount is 86 mg/100 g in the leaves. This plant’s flavonoid have several structural shapes. All these flavonoids could act in synergy in order to increase the antioxidant property of S. afzelii.
Key words: Secamone afzelii, flavonoids, anthocyanine, aglycones, antioxidant.