Abstract
The 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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FGM contributed to collecting the plant sample, carrying out lab-oratory work, conducting chromatographic analysis, data analysis and initial paper drafting. JRON contributed to chromatographic analysis. LCC contributed to the analysis and interpretation of the GC-MS data. JRP contributed to collecting and identifying the plants, and final approval of the article. MTFB contributed to the conception and design, supervision of laboratory work, provision of study materials, drafting of the paper and critical reading of the manuscript. All authors have read the final manuscript andapproved its submission.
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Marques, F.G., de Neto, J.R.O., da Cunha, L.C. et al. Identification of terpenes and phytosterols in Dipteryx alata (baru) oil seeds obtained through pressing. Rev. Bras. Farmacogn. 25, 522–525 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjp.2015.07.019
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