Phytochemical Studies and Antioxidant Activity of Mauritia flexuosa and Mauritiella armata

Authors

  • 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.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/nvbs/v2/12434D

Keywords:

Antioxidant activity, arecaceae, chromatography, flavonoids, secondary metabolites

Abstract

Mauritia flexuosa and Mauritiella armata belong to the Arecaceae family and are widely found in Brazil. In this work were evaluated: the phytochemical profile of the secretion popularly known as wine, obtained from M. flexuosa. The antioxidant activity of the hydroethanolic extracts of leaves, root and petioles of the two species, as well as the quantification of flavonoids and the chromatographic profile. by means of high performance liquid chromatography. The chromatographic profile was determined by high performance liquid chromatography, the quantification of flavonoids and antioxidant activity were performed by spectrophotometric method. It was observed in the extracts of all analyzed structures, of the two species (M. flexuosa and M. armata), the presence of flavonoids and also antioxidant activity. The phytochemical profile of the wine evidenced the presence of secondary metabolites reported in other structures of M. flexuosa. In the chromatographic analysis, it was observed that the evaluated extracts have between three and nine compounds. Further studies must be carried out to identify the active compounds in both species.

Published

2021-08-28

How to Cite

Vanessa de Andrade Royo, Juliana Almeida Rocha, Kamylla Teixeira Santos, Jeane Ferreira Leal Freitas, Clarice Avelar Almeida, Elytania Veiga Menezes, … Afranio Farias de Melo Júnior. (2021). Phytochemical Studies and Antioxidant Activity of Mauritia flexuosa and Mauritiella armata. New Visions in Biological Science Vol. 2, 28–37. https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/nvbs/v2/12434D

Issue

New Visions in Biological Science Vol. 2

Section

Chapters