X-ray structure of O-methyl-acrocol and anti-cancer, anti-parasitic, anti-bacterial and anti-Zika virus evaluations of the Brazilian palm tree Acrocomia totai

Souza, Gustavo Henrique de; Schuquel, Ivânia T.A.; Moura, Vagner Marques; Belloto, Andrezza Correia; Chiavelli, Lucas Ulisses Rovigatti; Ruiz, Ana Lúcia Tasca Góis; Shiozawa, Larissa; Carvalho, João Ernesto de; Garcia, Francielle P.; Kaplum, Vanessa; Rodrigues, Jean Henrique da Silva; Scariot, Débora B.; Delvecchio, Rodrigo; Machado-Ferreira, Erik; Santana, R Cupull; Soares, Carlos A. G.; Santin, Silvana Maria de Oliveira; Pomini, Armando M.

doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.08.066

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“…Acrocomia totai fruit was collected directly from native macaúba palm trees, following a previously described procedure (Souza et al, ). During a nine‐month span, from June to February, three samples per month were harvested (1.5 to 2.0 kg each).…”

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“…It is a thorny plant belonging to the Arecaceae family and is found abundantly in tropical countries of Central and South America, and in some Asian regions. The name macaúba is used, indiscriminately, to identify different species such as Acrocomia totai , Acrocomia aculeata , and Acrocomia intumescens (Ciconini et al, ; Hiane et al, ; Souza et al, ). Macaúba has the potential for sustainable production of food, cosmetics, products with medicinal properties, and for biofuel production (Oliveira et al, ; Traesel et al, ).…”

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Assessment of the Physicochemical Properties and Oxidative Stability of Kernel Fruit Oil from the Acrocomia totai Palm Tree

Souza

Diório

Johann

et al. 2018

J Americ Oil Chem Soc

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This study investigated the effects of variations in oil contents and fatty-acid composition, density, viscosity, acid values, saponification values, specific oxidative stability, and antioxidant concentration of Acrocomia totai kernel oil during fruit maturation. Fatty acids were quantified using 1 H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, gas chromatograph-flame-ionization detector (GC-FID), and Fourier transform Raman (FT-Raman) spectroscopy analyses. The results showed that all physicochemical characteristics and oil composition changed during the ripening stage. The CG-FID analysis showed a reduction in the unsaturated fatty-acid content (from 78.8% to 22.1%), with a proportional increase in the saturated fatty-acid contents (from 21.6% to 77.9%). The difference in the fatty-acid composition was confirmed by analysis of the 1 H NMR and FT-Raman spectra. The degree of unsaturation was calculated to determine the oxidative stability of oil. These results suggest that the fruit's maturation contributes to the specific oxidative stability. The antioxidant concentration revealed higher contents of carotenoids in the ripe fruit (0.16 mg of carotenoid per 100 g KERNEL ) when compared to the unripe fruit (0.05 mg of carotenoid per 100 g KERNEL ). In the total phenolics analysis, there was no change in concentration over ripening time. These results show that kernel oil has physicochemical properties comparable with high-quality commercial vegetable oils, suggesting that it is a promising alternative to conventional vegetable oils.

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Assessment of the Physicochemical Properties and Oxidative Stability of Kernel Fruit Oil from the Acrocomia totai Palm Tree

Souza

Diório

Johann

et al. 2018

J Americ Oil Chem Soc

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“…Great advances in knowledge regarding bioenergy were also achieved, mainly focusing on biodiesel synthesis, and new products like biokerosene for aviation (Klein et al 2018;Zelt 2017) and raw residual biomass feedstock for solid biofuel production (Evaristo et al 2016a) were introduced. Publications on human health and nutrition reported on hypoglycemic (da Nunes et al 2018), anti-inflammatory (Pérez et al 2017), and nutraceutical (de Almeida et al 2018) properties of acrocomia oil, while other studies discovered anti-cancer, anti-microbial (Souza et al 2017a), and photoprotective (Dario et al 2018) properties of oils. A number of post-harvesting (drying and storing conditions for oil quality maintenance) and pre-processing methods (e.g., oil extraction, enzymatic hydrolysis) were explored (Evaristo et al 2016b;Favaro et al 2017;Silva et al 2017).…”

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Acrocomia spp.: neglected crop, ballyhooed multipurpose palm or fit for the bioeconomy? A review

Vargas‐Carpintero

Hilger

Mössinger

et al. 2021

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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Acrocomia spp., a genus of wild-growing palms in the neotropics, is rapidly gaining interest as a promising multipurpose crop. Diverse products can be derived from various components of the palm, the oils being of highest interest. Acrocomia shows similar oil yield and fatty acid composition to the African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis). It is, however, able to cope with a wider range of environmental conditions, including temporary water scarcity and lower temperatures, thus potentially a more sustainable alternative to its tropical counterpart. Acrocomia’s research history is recent compared to other traditional crops and thus knowledge gaps, uncertainty, and challenges need to be addressed. This review attempts to assess the acrocomia’s preparedness for cultivation by highlighting the state-of-the-art in research and identifying research gaps. Based on a systematic literature search following a value web approach, it (a) provides a comprehensive overview of research topics, (b) shows the development of publication activities over time and the drivers of this development, and (c) compiles main findings to assess the acrocomia’s preparedness for commercial cultivation. Our results confirm its multipurpose characteristic as a potential feedstock for manifold sectors. Research has continued to increase over the last decade, especially on A. aculeata and is driven by the interest in bioenergy. Increasing knowledge on botany has contributed to understanding the genetic diversity and genus-specific biology. This has enabled applied research on seed germination and propagation toward domestication and initial plantation activities, mostly in Brazil. Main research gaps are associated with genotype–environment interaction, planting material, crop management, and sustainable cropping systems. Overall, we conclude that acrocomia is at an early phase of development as an alternative and multipurpose crop and its up-scaling requires the integration of sustainability strategies tailored to location-based social-ecological conditions.

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“…By-products generated after the extraction of the oil are susceptible of use as animal feed (Ali et al, 2017a;Ali et al, 2017b;Costa Júnior et al, 2015;Henrique Bernardes Pereira et al, 2013), and the endocarp of the fruits can be employed for vegetal carbon production (Bhering, 2009; Ministério do Desenvolvimento Agrário, 2014), as a biosorbent for heavy metals removal in wastewater (Altino et al, 2017;Vieira et al, 2012), or for biokerosene production (Cardoso et al, 2017;Zelt, 2018). Finally, other alternative uses would be related to the potential applications of the bioactive compounds present in its oil and in some other plant by-products (Dario et al, 2018;Lescano et al, 2014;Oliveira et al, 2016;Shahidi and de Camargo, 2016;Souza et al, 2017a).…”

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Life cycle analysis of macauba palm cultivation: A promising crop for biofuel production

Fernández-Coppel

Evaristo

Corrêa-Guimarães

et al. 2018

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The 450 Scenario, which limits the increase in global average temperature to 2 ºC, makes it necessary to take steps towards a low-carbon economy. Since the energy sector is a major contribution to anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the production of biofuels can play a key role in strategies aimed at climate change mitigation. In this regard, the oil derived from macauba palm (Acrocomia aculeata), mainly constituted of saturated organic chains, has been claimed to hold promise for the production of liquid fuels. The high potential yield, diversity of co-products and various positive features of this emerging energy crop make it an interesting option both from a social and an environmental point of view. Nonetheless, a full environmental evaluation is still missing. In the study presented herein, the impacts produced in its plantation, cultivation and harvesting phases and the associated cumulative energy demand P r e p r i n t 2 have been determined using a life cycle analysis methodology, in addition to shedding some light on its GHG intensity relative to the other energy crops it can displace. Excluding land use changes and biogenic CO 2 fixed by the crop, it was concluded that to produce one ton of macauba fruit in Brazil, the system would absorb 1810.21 MJ, with GHG emissions of 158.69 kg CO 2 eq in the 20-year timeframe, and of 140.04 kg CO 2 eq in the 100-year timeframe (comparable to those of African oil palm). Damage to human health, ecosystem quality, and resources would add up to 16 Pt•t-1 according to Eco-indicator 99 methodology. In order to account for the uncertainty derived from improvement and domestication programs, which should affect current production levels, a sensitivity analysis for different productivities was performed. In all analyses, fertilization was found to be responsible for ca. 90% of the impacts, and hence special attention should be paid to the development of alternative fertilizer management schemes.

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X-ray structure of O-methyl-acrocol and anti-cancer, anti-parasitic, anti-bacterial and anti-Zika virus evaluations of the Brazilian palm tree Acrocomia totai

Cited by 10 publications

References 58 publications

Assessment of the Physicochemical Properties and Oxidative Stability of Kernel Fruit Oil from the Acrocomia totai Palm Tree

Assessment of the Physicochemical Properties and Oxidative Stability of Kernel Fruit Oil from the Acrocomia totai Palm Tree

Acrocomia spp.: neglected crop, ballyhooed multipurpose palm or fit for the bioeconomy? A review

Life cycle analysis of macauba palm cultivation: A promising crop for biofuel production

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