Open AccessChemical Identification of Some Toxic Residues Bioaccumulated in Date Palm Seeds (Phoenix dactylifera)
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
letters in applied nanobioscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2284-6808
DOI - 10.33263/lianbs93.12631274
Subject(s) - phoenix dactylifera , chemistry , oleic acid , palm , gas chromatography–mass spectrometry , pesticide , fatty acid , food science , phenol , environmental chemistry , organic chemistry , chromatography , mass spectrometry , biochemistry , biology , agronomy , physics , quantum mechanics
The dangers resulting in the consumption of contaminated elements found on date fruits or seeds products after exposure to pesticides and toxic chemicals are harmful to health. In the present study, the organic extract of date palm seeds was analyzed using gas chromatography coupling-mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The results obtained show a high concentration of fatty substances such as trans-oleic acid, the most abundant unsaturated fatty acid (18.67%) followed by monoenoic fatty acids, such as oleic acid methyl ester (8.87%). Secondary metabolites such as phenol, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-(4.97%), beta-ionone, methyl-(1.05%) and alkaloids such as elaeagnine (1.22%) were measured at low concentrations. Thirteen compounds belonging to linear hydrocarbons were found at a rate of 12.08%. The seeds were also exposed to pesticides such as diethyl parathion (9.84%) and toxic residues such as thiophene,3-butyl-,1,1-dioxide (0.51%) known to be toxic for human consumption.