Article · Volume 14, Issue 3 · pp. 321–327
Fatty Acid Profile and Antimicrobial Activity of Oils Extracted from Seeds of Oleaginous Plant Species
Sarah C C Batista1, Verônica de M Sacramento1, Vany P Ferraz2, Dario A de Oliveira1, Afrânio F de Melo Júnior1, Elytania V Menezes1, Maria das D M Veloso1, Vanessa de A Royo1
- 1Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, MG, BRASIL.
- 2Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, BRASIL.
Abstract
Background: Thein vitro antimicrobial effect of lipids has been studied and antimicrobial action of these lipids has been observed in various microbial groups.Objectives: The research studied the fatty acid profile and antimicrobial action of seed oil Acrocomia emensis, Attalea burretiana and Carpotroche brasiliensisagainst strains ofPseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.Materials and Methods: The analyzes were extracted and then hydrolysis and methylation were performed for later by Gas Chromatography coupled to a Mass Spectrometer. The determination of the antimicrobial action was determined by the agar diffusion method.Results: In speciesAcrocomia emensisand Attalea burretiana lauric acid was the most abundant fatty followed by myristic acid. In the oil of Carpotroche brasiliensisthe hidnocarpic, chaumoogric and gorlic acids were in a greater concentration. The antimicrobial activity was observed in inhibition zones between 8-14 mm, so these oils can be made possible used as pharmaceutical adjuvants in antibiotic preparations.
Keywords: Antimicrobial activity; Fatty acids; Oil plants
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