Identification of terpenes and phytosterols in Dipteryx alata (baru) oil seeds obtained through pressing
Rev. bras. farmacogn
; 25(5): 522-525, Sept.-Oct. 2015. tab, graf
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in En
| LILACS
| ID: lil-765079
Responsible library:
BR1.1
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACTThe oil from seeds of Dipteryx alata Vogel, Fabaceae, popularly known as baru, was extracted by hydraulic and continuous screw pressing. A total of eleven chemical constituents obtained by hydraulic pressing, including steroids, mono and sesquiterpenes and tocopherol derivatives were identified by gas chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (GC–MS). Compounds limonene, β-elemene, γ-elemene, α-caryophyllene, β-caryophyllene, campesterol, stigmasterol, β-sitosterol and cycloartenol are being described for the first time in the baru oil.
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LILACS
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Rev. bras. farmacogn
Journal subject:
FARMACIA
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil