Os biomateriais apresentam importantes funções dentro de um organismo, estando associados a dispositivos que têm contato com o sistema biológico e possuem aplicações cirúrgicas, terapêuticas, diagnósticas ou vacinais, possuindo composição natural ou sintética. A ortopedia e a cardiologia são as áreas que mais utilizam biomateriais, os quais devem possuir propriedades específias em cada um destes segmentos. Dentre os principais materiais utilizados na confecção e produção desses dispositivos, destacamse os metais, polímeros e materiais cerâmicos. Embora o uso de biomateriais seja bem consolidado, ainda encontram-se em expansão, despertando interesse em diversos centros de pesquisa na busca e desenvolvimento de novos biomateriais.
A chemical investigation of two specimens of Byrsonima coccolobifolia collected in the southeast cerrado and from central Brazil was performed. A new degraded diterpenoid, byrsonimaquinone, was isolated from the stems along with known compounds. This is the first study on the roots of B. coccolobifolia, and several triterpenes, such as α-amyrin, β-amyrin, oleanolic acid, and glochidonol, along with a mixture of stigmasterol, β-sitosterol and campesterol, were identified. These compounds were identified by spectroscopic analysis techniques, including 1D and 2D NMR, GC-MS and high-resolution mass spectrometry.
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