Results
Phytochemical characterization
The chemical composition of CE and BF and ARF fractions of Musa x paradisiaca were determined by TLC and by RP-HPLC. The TLC analyses showed a predominance of flavonoids and the major spot detected in all analyses showed Rf and color similar to rutin (data not shown). Figure 1 shows the HPLC profiles for CE, BF and ARF of M. x paradisiaca. These analyzes identified the presence of rutin (rt=30.5 min) on crude extracts and fractions of M. x paradisiaca leaves as the major compound.