TY - JOUR T1 - Comparative Studies Between Mauritia flexuosa and Mauritiella armata JF - Pharmacognosy Journal Y1 - 2019 A1 - Vanessa de Andrade Royo A1 - Juliana Almeida Rocha A1 - Kamylla Teixeira Santos A1 - Jeane Ferreira Leal Freitas A1 - Clarice Avelar Almeida A1 - Bianca Ribeiro A1 - Elytania Veiga Menezes A1 - Dario Alves de Oliveira A1 - Murilo Malveira Brandão A1 - Afranio Farias de Melo Júnior KW - antioxidant activity KW - Arecaceae KW - Flavonoids KW - Phytochemical KW - Secondary metabolites AB -

Mauritia flexuosa and Mauritiella armata belong to the family Arecaceae and are widely found in Brazil. Aim: In this work were evaluated: the phytochemical profile of the secretion popularly known as M. flexuosa wine, antioxidant activity of leaf, root and petiole hydroethanolic extracts of the two species, as well as the quantification of flavonoids and the chromatographic profile by means of high performance liquid chromatography. Material and Methods: The chromatographic profile was determined by high performance liquid chromatography, quantification of flavonoids and antioxidant activity, were performed by spectrophotometric method. Results: Antioxidant activity and presence of flavonoids were observed in the extracts of all the analyzed structures of the two species. The phytochemical profile of the wine evidenced the presence of secondary metabolites reported in other structures of M. flexuosa. In the chromatographic analysis, it was observed that the extracts evaluated have between three and nine compounds. Conclusion: Further studies should be performed to identify the active compounds in the two species.

VL - 11 IS - 1 ER -