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The aim of this paper is to provide an overview on the chemical composition of triterpenes in widespread used folk medicine species, through the development and validation of eleven compounds using HPLC-UV detection. The compounds were separated using isocratic elution, on a reverse phase column (Kinetex C18, 250 mm × 4.6 mm, 5 μm) with mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile:tetrahydrofuran (90:10, v/v), flow-rate of 0.5 ml/min and detection in 210 nm. Diverse validation parameters were successfully evaluated. The samples of Bauhinia variegata L., B. variegata var. candida Voigt, Fabaceae, Cecropia palmata Willd. and C. obtusa Trécul, Urticaceae, collected in 2012, 2013 and 2014 from Amazon were treated with two different solvents (ethyl acetate and chloroform) and analyzed by the proposed method. Stigmasterol, lupeol, β-sitosterol, β-amirin and α-amirin were found in all the studied plants. Highlighting the presence of oleanolic acid, maslinic acid in C. obtusa and C. palmata extracts, erythrodiol only in C. palmata, stigmasteol in B. variegata and α-amirin in B. variegata var. candida. Overall, ethyl acetate showed better performance as the extractor solvent than chloroform. Moreover, it could be used for the quality control of medicinal plants and to assess potential marker compounds.
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MEPS, FBP and LPB developed and tested the proposed method. FVJr. gave a graphical and calculation support. OL collected the plants and performed the voucher. MBR was the advisor of MEPS, FBP, LPB and FVSJr. All the authors have read the final manuscript and approved its submission.
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Schmidt, M.E.P., Pires, F.B., Bressan, L.P. et al. Some triterpenic compounds in extracts of Cecropia and Bauhinia species for different sampling years. Rev. Bras. Farmacogn. 28, 21–26 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjp.2017.11.005
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