Abstract
Materials and methods for the extraction and analysis of banana plant pseudo-stem juice have been discussed. The pseudo-stem consists of nearly 95% juice and less than 5% fibers. The juice is quite rich in potassium and oxalate, moderately rich in sodium and chloride. In addition, nitrate, phosphate and a couple of heavy metals in trace concentrations have been detected. Two important bioactive organic molecules, namely (E)-4- (4-methoxyphenyl) but-3-en-2-one and (1E,4E)-1, 5-bis- 4-methoxyphenyl)penta-1,4-dien-3-one, have been isolated from the juice, and characterized.
Keywords: (1E, 4E)-1, 5-Bis (4-methoxyphenyl) penta-1, 4-dien-3-one, (E) -4-(4- Methoxyphenyl)but-3-en-2-one, Banana plant juice, Banana plant pseudo-stem.
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