Research Article

Antioxidant Action and In Vivo Anti-Inflammatory and Antinociceptive Activities of Myrciaria floribunda Fruit Peels: Possible Involvement of Opioidergic System

Table 1

Elution systems, chromogenic agents, and standards used in the phytochemical analysis of extracts from fruit peels of Myrciaria floribunda with thin-layer chromatography (TLC).

Secondary metabolite classesStandardMobile phaseChromogenic agent

Flavonoids and phenylpropanoidsQuercetin, rutin, and chlorogenic acidEtOAc-HCOOH-AcOH-H2O (100 : 11 : 11 : 26 v/v)Natural products-polyethylene glycol reagent

Triterpenes and steroidsβ-SitosterolToluene:EtOAc (90 : 10 v/v)Liebermann–Burchard reagent

SaponinsEscinEtOAc-HCOOH-AcOH-H2O (100 : 11 : 11 : 26 v/v)Liebermann–Burchard reagent

Mono and sesquiterpenesThymolToluene:EtOAc (97 : 3 v/v)Anisaldehyde-sulfuric acid reagent

Coumarins and quinonesCoumarin and lapacholCHCl3-MeOH (98 : 2 v/v)Potassium hydroxide reagent

AlkaloidsPilocarpineEtOAc-HCOOH-AcOH-H2O (100 : 11 : 11 : 26 v/v)Dragendorff reagent

ProanthocyanidinsCatechinEtOAc-HCOOH-AcOH-H2O (100 : 11 : 11 : 26 v/v)Vanillin-hydrochloric acid reagent

Hydrolysable tanninsGallic acidn-BuOH-H2O-AcOH (40 : 50 : 10 v/v)Ferric ammonium sulfate 1%