Purification, structural elucidation, antioxidant capacity and neuroprotective potential of the main polyphenolic compounds contained in Achyrocline satureioides (Lam) D.C. (Compositae).

Achyrocline satureioides (Lam) D.C (Compositae) is a native medicinal plant of South America traditionally utilized for its anti-inflammatory, sedative and anti-atherosclerotic properties among others. Neuroprotective effects have been reported in vivo and could be associated to its elevated content of flavonoid aglycones. In the present study we performed the isolation and structure elucidation of the major individual flavonoids of A. satureioides along with the in vitro characterization of their individual antioxidant and neuroprotective properties in order to see their putative relevance for treating neurodegeneration.