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ORIGINAL ARTICLEPharmacognosy MagazineVol. 11 | Issue 44s1 | 2015 | pp. 362–364Open access
Chemical composition of the essential oil and fixed oil Bauhinia pentandra (Bong.) D. Dietr
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- 1 Departamento de Química Orgânica e Inorgânica, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza-CE, Brazil.
- 2 Setor de Química de Produtos Naturais, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Campos dos Goytacazes-RJ, Brazil.
Published in Pharmacognosy Magazine
Correspondence: Telma L. G. Lemos
Setor de Química de Produtos Naturais, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Campos dos Goytacazes-RJ, Brazil.
Email: tlemos@ufc.br
Copyright: © 2015 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
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- Sep 24, 2015
- Received:
- Apr 1, 2014
- Accepted:
- May 2, 2014
How to cite
Almeida, M. C. S., Souza, L. G. S., Ferreira, D. A., Monte, F. J. Q., Braz-Filho, R., & Lemos, T. L. G. (2015). Chemical composition of the essential oil and fixed oil Bauhinia pentandra (Bong.) D. Dietr. Pharmacognosy Magazine, 11(44s1), 362–364. https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-1296.166015
Abstract
Background: Bauhinia pentandra is popularly known as “mororó” and inhabits the Caatinga and Savannah biomes. Objective: This paper reports the chemical composition of the essential and fatty oils of the leaves from B. pentandra. Materials and Methods: The essential oil was obtained by hydrodistillation and the fixed oil by extraction with hexane, followed by saponification with KOH/MeOH, and methylation using MeOH/HCl. The constituents were analyzed by gas chromatography‑mass spectrometry. Results: The major constituent of the essential oil was the phytol (58.78% ±8.51%), and of the fatty oil were palmitic (29.03%), stearic (28.58%) and linolenic (10.53%) acids. Conclusion: Of the compounds identified in the essential oil, three are first reported in this species, and this is the first record of the chemical composition of the fixed oil.
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| Title | Chemical composition of the essential oil and fixed oil Bauhinia pentandra (Bong.) D. Dietr |
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| Authors | Macia C. S. Almeida; Luciana G. S. Souza; Daniele A. Ferreira; Francisco J. Q. Monte; Raimundo Braz-Filho; Telma L. G. Lemos |
| Affiliations | Departamento de Química Orgânica e Inorgânica, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza-CE, Brazil.; Setor de Química de Produtos Naturais, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Campos dos Goytacazes-RJ, Brazil. |
| Corresponding author | tlemos@ufc.br |
| Journal | Pharmacognosy Magazine |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 11, Issue 44s1 (2015) |
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