GOSSYPOL CONTENT ON LEAVES AND SEEDS FROM SOME WILD MALVACEAE SPECIES.

Authors

  • Angela Sotelo
  • Hortensia Villavicencio
  • Irene Montalvo
  • Ma Teresa Gonzalez-Garza

Keywords:

Malvaceae, gossypol, Hibicus, Malvaviscus, Hampea, Anoda, Pavonia, Gossypium, Traditional Medicine.

Abstract

Ten Malvaceae species were analysed for their seed and leaf gossypol content by HPLC. The results showed that gossypol is common in most of the Malvaceae family, but its concentration varies among the species and also among the varieties of the same specie. We found that Hampea integerrina Schldt., had two fold more gossypol in its seeds than Gossypium hirsutum L., from which the compound was initially isolated and its antifertility effect studied. The toxic effects of gossypol earlier observed against several parasitic protozoa and viruses makes these findings very important, since the Malvaceae specimens studied here have been used in traditional medicine against scalp infection, dysentery, gonorrhea and as antiseptic. On the other hand, it is also noteworthy that in Hibicus sabdariffa L., flower, traditionally used in refreshing drinks, no gossypol was detected in its seeds or leaves.

Author Biographies

Angela Sotelo

Biochemistry and Pharmacy División. Chemistry Faculty. UNAM. CP 04510. Mexico, D.F.

Hortensia Villavicencio

Biochemistry and Pharmacy División. Chemistry Faculty. UNAM. CP 04510. Mexico, D.F.

Irene Montalvo

Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Unidad de Investigación en Nutrición. Centro Médico Nacional Siglo 21. Av. Cuauhtémoc 330, CP 06720, México, D.F. and

Ma Teresa Gonzalez-Garza

Health Science División. CIECS. Morones Prieto 3000 Pte. CP 64710. Monterrey, N.L (México)

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Published

2006-01-07

How to Cite

Sotelo, A., Villavicencio, H., Montalvo, I., & Gonzalez-Garza, M. T. (2006). GOSSYPOL CONTENT ON LEAVES AND SEEDS FROM SOME WILD MALVACEAE SPECIES. African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 2(1), 4–12. Retrieved from https://journals.athmsi.org/index.php/ajtcam/article/view/53

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2005)

Section

Research Papers

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