Identification of terpenes and phytosterols in Dipteryx alata (baru) oil seeds obtained through pressing

Resumo

The oil from seeds of Dipteryx alata Vogel, Fabaceae, popularly known as baru, was extracted by hydraulicand continuous screw pressing. A total of eleven chemical constituents obtained by hydraulic press-ing, including steroids, mono and sesquiterpenes and tocopherol derivatives were identified by gaschromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (GC–MS). Compounds limonene, -elemene, -elemene, -caryophyllene, -caryophyllene, campesterol, stigmasterol, -sitosterol and cycloartenol are beingdescribed for the first time in the baru oil.

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Dipteryx alata, Vegetable oil, Pressing extraction, GC–MS, B-Sitosterol

Citação

MARQUES, Fernanda G. et al. Identification of terpenes and phytosterols in Dipteryx alata Vog. Fabaceae (baru) oil seeds obtained through pressing. Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia, Curitiba, v. 25, n. 5, p. 522-525, 2015.