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Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Potential of Palm Leaf Extracts from Babaçu (Attalea speciosa), Buriti (Mauritia flexuosa), and Macaúba (Acrocomia aculeata)
Joint Authors
Morais, Paula Benevides de
Pimenta, Raphael Sanzio
Oliveira, Adriana Idalina Torcato de
Mahmoud, Talal Suleiman
Nascimento, Guilherme Nobre L. do
Silva, Juliana Fonseca Moreira da
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-07-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Babaçu (A.
speciosa), Buriti (M.
flexuosa), and Macaúba (A.
aculeata) are palm trees typical of the ecotone area between Cerrado and the Amazon rainforest.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial potential of the extracts prepared from the leaves of those palms as well as determine their chemical compositions.
The ethanol extracts were prepared in a Soxhlet apparatus and tested by disk diffusion and agar dilution technique against Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans, and Candida parapsilosis.
However, there was no significant activity at concentrations of 25, 50, and 100 mg·Ml−1.
Moreover, the phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of tannins, flavonoids, catechins, steroids, triterpenes, and saponins.
Gas chromatography (GC/MS) analysis also identified organic acids, such as capric (decanoic) acid, lauric (dodecanoic) acid, myristic (tetradecanoic) acid, phthalic (1,2-benzenedicarboxylic) acid, palmitic (hexadecanoic) acid, stearic (octadecanoic) acid, linoleic (9,12-octadecadienoic) acid (omega-6), linolenic (octadecatrienoic) acid (omega-3), and the terpenes citronellol and phytol.
Based on the chemical composition in the palm leaf extracts, the palms have the potential to be useful in the food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Oliveira, Adriana Idalina Torcato de& Mahmoud, Talal Suleiman& Nascimento, Guilherme Nobre L. do& Silva, Juliana Fonseca Moreira da& Pimenta, Raphael Sanzio& Morais, Paula Benevides de. 2016. Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Potential of Palm Leaf Extracts from Babaçu (Attalea speciosa), Buriti (Mauritia flexuosa), and Macaúba (Acrocomia aculeata). The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1120648
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Oliveira, Adriana Idalina Torcato de…[et al.]. Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Potential of Palm Leaf Extracts from Babaçu (Attalea speciosa), Buriti (Mauritia flexuosa), and Macaúba (Acrocomia aculeata). The Scientific World Journal No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1120648
American Medical Association (AMA)
Oliveira, Adriana Idalina Torcato de& Mahmoud, Talal Suleiman& Nascimento, Guilherme Nobre L. do& Silva, Juliana Fonseca Moreira da& Pimenta, Raphael Sanzio& Morais, Paula Benevides de. Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Potential of Palm Leaf Extracts from Babaçu (Attalea speciosa), Buriti (Mauritia flexuosa), and Macaúba (Acrocomia aculeata). The Scientific World Journal. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1120648
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1120648