Oil in Inajá Pulp (Maximiliana maripa): Fatty Acid Profile and Anti-acetylcholinesterase Activity

Abstract

<p class="orbitalabstract"><span lang="EN-US">The<strong> </strong>inajá (</span><span lang="EN-US">Maximiliana maripa</span><span lang="EN-US">) is a palm from Arecaceae family. The inajá distribution occurs from Amazon to the west-central of South America. The inajá has edible parts: the palm heart and oils obtained from pulp and seed. The aims of this study were to verify the fatty acid profile from pulp oil by GC-FID and analyzing acetylcholinesterase inhibition by inajá pulp oil. </span><span lang="EN-US">Chromatographic analysis provided eleven fatty acids. The major unsaturated fatty acids are oleic (22.32%), linoleic (4.72%) and linolenic acids (3.95%). The major saturated fatty acids are palmitic (</span><span lang="EN-US">20.76%</span><span lang="EN-US">), myristic (</span><span lang="EN-US">20.48%</span><span lang="EN-US">) and lauric acids (</span><span lang="EN-US">17.42%</span><span lang="EN-US">). The acetylcholinesterase inhibition by inajá oil pulp was over 63.76%.</span> <p class="orbitalabstract"> <p class="orbitalabstract"><span lang="EN-US">DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.17807/orbital.v7i4.769">http://dx.doi.org/10.17807/orbital.v7i4.769</a></span> <p class="orbitalabstract"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span> <p class="orbitalabstract">