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. 2020 Oct 27;9(11):1048. doi: 10.3390/antiox9111048

Table 2.

Cuban endemic plants investigated for their antioxidant and bioactive properties.

Endemic Species Antioxidant Compounds Bioactive Properties References
Jacaranda arborea Polyphenols and flavonoids (luteolin, jacarananone, tripterpens, ursolic acid and oleanolic acid) Anticarcinogenic and sedative [82,83]
Maytenus cajalbanica Polyphenols [84]
Phyllanthus orbicularis Phenols and flavonoids Photoprotective and antimutagenic [85]
Phyllanthus chamaecristoides
Phyllanthus microdictyus
Phyllanthus williamioides
Scutellaria havanensis Flavonoids (wogonin) Anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, anxiolytic, neuroprotective, anticonvulsant, antithrombotic, anticarcinogenic, anti-arthritic, antisplasmodial, antiviral and antimicrobial [86,87,88]
Calophyllum rivulare Pyranochromanone acids and amentoflavone [89,90]
Erythroxylum alaternifolium var. alaternifolium Flavonols (quercetin-3-O-rutinoside and ombuin-3-O-rutinoside) [91]
Erythroxylum alaternifolium var. parvifolium
Eugenia clarensis Phenols, tannins, triterpenoids, sterols, flavonoids, coumarins, Sedative [92]