Abstract
A method for the separation and quantification of acteoside by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was developed and validated. Hot water and ethanolic extracts of Osmanthus fragrans leaves and flowers were analyzed for acteoside content. Excellent linearity was obtained, with an r2 higher than 0.999. The precision, specificity, and accuracy of our method were excellent, suggesting that it can be conveniently used for the quantification of acteoside in the crude extract of O. fragrans. The hot water and ethanol extracts were analyzed, and their biological activities were tested. The extraction yields, marker (acteoside) contents, and antioxidant activities of the leaf and flower extracts were analyzed. The antioxidant activity was confirmed by measuring the 2,2-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity, reducing power, and total phenolic content. The acteoside content tended to be higher in the 100% ethanol extract of O. fragrans compared to those with the other extraction conditions tested. Overall, almost all extracts prepared with ethanolic solvents tended to produce better antioxidant activity than those prepared with hot water. These results suggest that the ethanolic extract of O. fragrans could serve as a potential antioxidant and anti-inflammatory pharmaceutical source, and our validated method would be useful for the quality control of O. fragrans extracts.
Highlights
Osmanthus fragrans (Oleaceae) is a well-known ornamental plant in Asia [1]
We reviewed the results of previous studies extensively and confirmed that acteoside is a major component of O. fragrans and that O. fragrans could be developed as a safe medicinal source
We found that the main component of O. fragrans was acteoside and that it was present in large amounts in the flowers and leaves
Summary
Osmanthus fragrans (Oleaceae) is a well-known ornamental plant in Asia [1]. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant for its fragrant flowers in Korea, Taiwan, Japan, China, and elsewhere. Zhou et al reported that the extract of O. fragrans flowers showed antihypoxic activity, and 80% acetone and 95% ethanol (EtOH) extracts contained about 3โ7% acteoside (Figure 1) [4]. Hung et al reported that the 75% EtOH extract of O. fragrans flowers had an antiallergic effect in a mouse model at an oral dose of 1 g/kg/14 day [2]. Researchers have reported the biological activities and identified several components of the flower extracts of O. fragrans. Hung et al identified five compounds, including tyrosyl acetate, (+)-phillygenin, (8E)-ligustroside, rutin, and acteoside from the dichloromethane extract of O. fragrans flowers [7]. Antioxidant activity was confirmed by measuring the 2,2-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity, reducing power, and total phenolic content
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