The Liquid Chromatography High Performance-Diode Array Detector quantification (quercetin), total flavonoid content, antioxidant activity through 2.2-diphenyl-1- picrylhydrazil method, photoprotective activity against UV-B and UV-A radiation in vitro (spectrophotometric method) and potential for eye irritation using the methodology of the hen egg test-chorioallantoic membrane were performed in the extract. taxifolia as the active principle in a sunscreen photoprotection (UV-A and UV-B) formulation was investigated.
In this work, the potential of the ethanolic extract of M. The species Marcetia taxifolia (A. St.-Hil.) DC., Melastomataceae, which is endemic of the rupestrian fields of northeastern Brazil, contains a significant amount of flavonoids.
