Phytochemical characterization of Agave shrevei Gentry

Abstract

The current paper describes and quantifies the presence of total alkaloids, total phenolics, flavonoids and tannins in samples of Agave shrevei leaves, a plant traditionally used to produce distilled beverages in Durango, Chihuahua and Sonora, Mexico, as a part of a project on the integral knowledge of Agave that allows the development of strategies for the use and conservation of these plant resources. Quantifications of alkaloids, total phenolics, flavonoids and tannins were carried out by spectroscopic methods, and the phenolic profile was obtained from HPLC-DAD. The phytochemical information generated revealed the pharmacological and nutritional potential use of A. shrevei.