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  • Research Article   
  • J Anal Bioanal Tech 2016, Vol 7(2): 309
  • DOI: 10.4172/2155-9872.1000309

Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis of Amapá Milk (Brosimum ssp.)

Cláudia C Silva1*, Milena CF Lima2, Julie EM Gai1, Raquel S Medeiros3, Gil Vieira3 and Valdir F Veiga Junior2
1Coordenação de Engenharia Química, Escola Superior de Tecnologia, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Av. Darcy Vargas, , 1200, Parque 10 de Novembro, 69065- 020, Manaus, AM, Brazil
2Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Av. Rodrigo Otávio Jordão Ramos, , 6.200, Coroado, 69079-000, Manaus, AM, Brasil
3Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA) - Campus V8, , Av. Efigênio Salles, sn, V8, Manaus, Amazonas Aleixo, 69060-020, Manaus, AM, Brasil
*Corresponding Author : Cláudia C Silva, Escola Superior de Tecnologia, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Brazil, Tel: +559238784348, Email: ccsilva@uea.edu.br

Received Date: Feb 16, 2016 / Accepted Date: Mar 05, 2016 / Published Date: Mar 12, 2016

Abstract

Latex from Brosimum species has several indications in folk medicine and is also largely ingested at the Amazon Region with food purposes, to replace cow’s milk and as base for chewing gum. The presence of inorganic substances with potential to be irritating or toxic were analysed by Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence multielement technique for the three main latex producing species: Brosimum potabile, Brosimum utile subsp ovatifolium and Brosimum parinarioides subsp parinarioides. From 26 elements detected, including toxic metals as chromium and manganese, nine elements were quantified: Na, Mg, Al, P, Cl, K, Ca, Se and Rb. They reflect some specific patterns from Amazonian soil and are species fingerprint. Some elements, as calcium, essential to the human diet, were observed in large amounts, but with great variation among species, as also within species. The inter and intraspecies variation on the essential elements and the presence of toxic metals, indicates that the use as food should not be recommended and the regulation and control is strongly suggested.

Keywords: Brosimum; Moraceae; Amazon; Inorganic composition; EDXRF

Citation: Silva CC, Lima MCF, Gai JEM, Medeiros RS, Vieira G, et al. (2016) Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis of Amapá Milk (Brosimum ssp.). J Anal Bioanal Tech 7:309. Doi: 10.4172/2155-9872.1000309

Copyright: © 2016 Silva CC, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Review summary

  1. Ellie
    Posted on Aug 04 2016 at 6:02 pm
    The authors used EDRXF to analyse the elements in amapa milk and revealed the presence of toxic metals in the latex from three species of Brosimum ssp. The article elaborates the possible health discrepancies that may arise due to ingestion of Amapa milk and recommend formulation of control and regulation guidelines for the benefit of human beings. The article is a significant contribution to scientific literature.
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