title: Comparative properties of Amazonian oils obtained by different extraction methods.
abstract: Pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.), babaçu (Orbignya phalerata Mart.), buriti (Mauritia flexuosa), and passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) oils were studied to determine their antibacterial, antioxidant and cytotoxic activities, as well as their total phenol and carotenoid contents. The fatty acid contents were determined by GC-MS. The three types of passion fruit oils studied were refined, cold pressed or extracted from seeds in a Soxhlet apparatus. The oils thus obtained showed differences in antioxidant activity and carotenoid content, but were similar in regard to total phenols. Buriti and pequi had the highest carotenoid contents, while refined and cold pressed passion fruit oil displayed the highest antioxidant activity. Pequi oil was the only oil to display antibacterial and cytotoxic activity.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Rua José Lourenço Kelmer, s/n - Campus Universitário, Bairro Martelos, 36036-900, Juiz de Fora-MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Bianca Silva
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Camila Guimarães
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: Lara Pereira
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Faza
authors.forename: Angelina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: Cláudio Galuppo
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Diniz
authors.forename: Vânia Lúcia
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Richard Michael
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Grazul
authors.forename: Mireille
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Le Hyaric
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry; D001156:Artemia / Q000187:drug effects; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000737:chemistry*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D029598:Passiflora; D019800:Phenol / Q000737:chemistry; D010851:Picrates / Q000737:chemistry; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D010851:Picrates; D010938:Plant Oils; D019800:Phenol; D002338:Carotenoids; C004931:1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl