Thursday, 16 September 2021

Phytochemical Studies and Antioxidant Activity of Mauritia flexuosa and Mauritiella armata | Chapter 3 | New Visions in Biological Science Vol. 2

 Mauritia flexuosa and Mauritiella armata are Arecaceae plants that are common in Brazil. The phytochemical profile of the secretion commonly known as wine, produced from M. flexuosa, was investigated in this study. The antioxidant activity of hydroethanolic extracts of the two species' leaves, roots, and petioles, as well as flavonoids quantity and chromatographic profile, were determined using high performance liquid chromatography. High-performance liquid chromatography was used to determine the chromatographic profile, and spectrophotometry was used to quantify flavonoids and antioxidant activity. The presence of flavonoids and antioxidant activity was found in the extracts of all investigated structures from both species (M. flexuosa and M. armata). The presence of secondary metabolites found in other M. flexuosa structures was confirmed by the wine's phytochemical profile. The examined extracts have between three and nine chemicals, according to the chromatographic analyses. More research is needed to discover the active chemicals in both species.


Author (S) Details

Vanessa de Andrade Royo
Laboratory of Natural Products, State University of Montes Claros, Montes Claros/MG, Brazil.

Juliana Almeida Rocha
Laboratory of Natural Products, State University of Montes Claros, Montes Claros/MG, Brazil.

Kamylla Teixeira Santos
Laboratory of Natural Products, State University of Montes Claros, Montes Claros/MG, Brazil.

Jeane Ferreira Leal Freitas
Laboratory of Natural Products, State University of Montes Claros, Montes Claros/MG, Brazil.

Clarice Avelar Almeida
Laboratory of Natural Products, State University of Montes Claros, Montes Claros/MG, Brazil.

Elytania Veiga Menezes
Laboratory of Natural Products, State University of Montes Claros, Montes Claros/MG, Brazil.

Dario Alves de Oliveira
Laboratory of Natural Products, State University of Montes Claros, Montes Claros/MG, Brazil.

Murilo Malveira Brandão
Laboratory of Natural Products, State University of Montes Claros, Montes Claros/MG, Brazil.

Afranio Farias de Melo Júnior
Laboratory of Natural Products, State University of Montes Claros, Montes Claros/MG, Brazil.

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