Mauritia flexuosa Presents In Vitro and In Vivo Antiplatelet and Antithrombotic Activities

Table 1

Fatty acid compositions of oil extract from peel of Mauritia flexuosa.

Fatty acid composition (%)	Peel
8:0 (caprylic acid)	1.0
10:0 (capric acid)	0.3
12:0 (lauric acid)	0.7
13:0 (tridecylic acid)	0.2
14:0 (myristic acid)	1.5
15:0 (valeric acid)	0.5
16:0 (isopalmitic acid)	32.0
16:0 (palmitic acid)	1.0
14:0 (margaric acid)	0.8
18:0 (stearic acid)	19.8
20:0 (arachidic acid)	0.8
22:0 (behenic acid)	0.4
16:1 (palmitoleic acid)	0.8
18:1 (oleic acid)	33.4
18:2 (linoleic acid)	3.7