Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Potential of Palm Leaf Extracts from Babaçu (Attalea speciosa), Buriti (Mauritia flexuosa), and Macaúba (Acrocomia aculeata)
Table 1
The major chemical compounds detected (area, %) and retention time (RT) in the leaf extracts of A. speciosa, M. flexuosa, and A. aculeata by GC/MS analysis.
Compounds
A. speciosa
M. flexuosa
A. aculeata
RT (min)
Area%
RT (min)
Area%
RT (min)
Area%
Capric acid, C11:0
20.416
2.26
20.429
2.64
nd
—
Lauric acid, C12:0
nd
—
28.925
1.29
nd
—
Myristic acid, C14:0
nd
—
36.727
1.28
nd
—
Phthalic acid, C6H4
nd
—
41.883
1.54
41.866
1.29
Palmitic acid, C16:0
43.927
3.27
43.861
20.35
43.816
12.12
Phytol, C20H40O
nd
—
47.515
6.28
47.483
2.44
Citronellol, C10H20O
48.408
7.65
48.437
11.75
48.401
7.63
Linoleic acid, C18:2 (6)
49.282
4.62
49.317
5.61
49.280
3.84
Linolenic acid, C18:3 (3)
49.515
20.65
49.540
19.94
49.501
18.92
Stearic acid, C18:0
50.291
1.93
50.320
3.82
50.291
2.78
RT: retention time in minutes; area: proportional peak area; nd: not detected.
