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Chem Biodivers

Title:		Chemical Characterization of Lodoicea maldivica Fruit
Author(s):		Sebastiani B; Giorgini M; Falcinelli S;
Address:		"Department of Chemistry Biology and Biotechnologies, University of Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto, 8, 06123, Perugia, Italy. Vis Medicatrix Naturae S.r.l., 50034, Marradi (FI), Italy. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Perugia, Via G. Duranti 93, 06125, Perugia, Italy"
Journal Title:		Chem Biodivers
Year:		2017
Volume:		20170706
Issue:		8
Page Number:		-
DOI:		10.1002/cbdv.201700109
ISSN/ISBN:		1612-1880 (Electronic) 1612-1872 (Linking)
Abstract:		"In the present study, we report the attempt to characterize the chemical composition of fruit kernel of Lodoicea maldivica coco nucifera palm (commonly named as 'Coco de mer') by gas chromatographic method. The analysis was performed by HS-SPME and GC/MS techniques to determine volatile aroma, sterol, and fatty acid composition profiles in the internal and external pulp of two distinct coconuts. Although no qualitative differences in flavour composition were observed between the two analysed coconuts and the relative two pulp parts, variations in the abundance levels of the prominent compounds have been recorded. The averaged quantity of total phytosterols, resulting from the two analysed 'Coco de mer' samples, was almost constant in both kernels coconut, being 24.5 mug/g (of dry net matter) for the external, and 26.9 mug/g (of dry net matter) for the internal portion. In both coconuts, the fatty acid pattern composition was characterized by seven saturated acids ranged from C14:0 (myristic) to C20:0 (arachidic) and two monounsaturated acids, the palmitoleic (C16:1, omega7) and the oleic (C18:1, omega9). Palmitic acid (C16:0) was the predominant one with an average contribution of about 49.0%, followed by pentadecanoic 16.5%, stearic (C18:0) 11.6%, and myristic (C14:0) 9.9% acids in all two examined kernel portions"
Keywords:		Arecaceae/*chemistry/metabolism Fatty Acids/analysis/chemistry/isolation & purification Fruit/chemistry/metabolism Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Plant Extracts/analysis/*chemistry Solid Phase Microextraction Sterols/analysis/chemistry/isolation & p;
Notes:		"MedlineSebastiani, Bartolomeo Giorgini, Martino Falcinelli, Stefano eng Switzerland 2017/04/30 Chem Biodivers. 2017 Aug; 14(8). doi: 10.1002/cbdv.201700109. Epub 2017 Jul 6"