Steryl glucosides from banana plant Musa acuminata Colla var cavendish

The chemical composition of the dichloromethane extracts of several vegetal fractions of banana plant, Musa acuminata Colla var cavendish have been studied by GC-MS. Several bioactive steryl glucosides, namely campesteryl 3-β-d-glucopyranoside, stigmasteryl 3-β-d-glucopyranoside and sitosteryl 3-β-d-glucopyranoside were identified as the major components of the extracts, accounting for 838.4-1824.3 mg/kg of the plant fractions dry weight. The high abundance of these compounds might be an important contribution to the valorization of banana plant agricultural residues.