Taninos hidrolisáveis em Bixa orellana L

Authors :: Paulo Freire
Ricardo Jorge Cruz Lima
Solange Fernanda Loureiro de Castro
A. J. D. Moreno
Antonio Benedito de Olivera
José de Ribamar Santos Gonçalves
José Marcos Sasaki
Source :: Química Nova, Vol 29, Iss 3, Pp 507-509 (2006), Química Nova v.29 n.3 2006, Química Nova, Sociedade Brasileira de Química (SBQ), instacron:SBQ, Química Nova, Volume: 29, Issue: 3, Pages: 507-509, Published: JUN 2006
Publication Year :: 2006
Publisher :: Sociedade Brasileira de Química, 2006.
Abstract: The aqueous material found in the fruits of Bixa Orellana L. was collected, dried, and characterized using several experimental techniques, namely phytochemical analysis in order to identify the biologically active constituents, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy for vibrational analysis, and X-ray powder diffraction in order to identify the presence of crystalline phases in the sample. The results showed that the aqueous material possesses high concentrations of hydrolyzable tannin. This result justifies the anti-inflammatory activity of this substance reported in other studies.