Chemical composition, phytotoxicity and cytogenotoxicity of essential oil from leaves of Psidium guajava L. cultivars

Natural products with biological activity, such as essential oils, can be used in the search for and development of ecological herbicides as an alternative to reduce the damage caused by synthetic herbicides. This work to aimed to determine the chemical composition and phytotoxic properties of the essential oils, at concentrations of 3000, 1500, 750, 375 and 187.5 µg/mL, of four cultivars of Psidium guajava (guava) evaluated on germination and root growth of plant models Lactuca sativa and Sorghum bicolor, as well as in the L. sativa cell cycle. Exposure to essential oils reduced germination and root growth in bioassays, especially at the highest concentration (3000 µg/mL). The essential oils interfered in the normal dynamics of the cell cycle of L. sativa at most concentrations, causing a decrease in the mitotic index and increasing of chromosomal alterations, evidencing aneugenic and clastogenic action. The biological activity of the oils was associated with the presence of sesquiterpenes and monoterpenes found here, such as caryophyllene oxide, (E) -caryophyllene, and limonene. Thus, the essential oils of cultivars of guava demonstrated the promising potential for use as natural herbicides.

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Chemical composition of essential oil extracted from leaves of Campomanesia adamantium subjected to different hydrodistillation times

Ciência Rural ◽

10.1590/0103-8478cr20151131 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 47 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Juliana Dantas de Oliveira ◽

Daniely Karen Matias Alves ◽

Mayker Lazaro Dantas Miranda ◽

José Milton Alves ◽

Marcelo Nogueira Xavier ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Chemical Composition ◽

Essential Oil ◽

Essential Oils ◽

Oil Content ◽

Chemical Constituents ◽

Caryophyllene Oxide ◽

Fruit Species ◽

Randomized Design ◽

Completely Randomized Design

ABSTRACT: Campomanesia adamantium is a native fruit species of the Cerrado and is used in food and medicines and as bee pasture. The chemical composition of essential oils obtained from plants of the same species have varying constituent proportions due to the influence of extractive factors, environmental, genetic and ontogenetic. This study aimed to identify the influence of hydrodistillation time on the content and chemical composition of essential oil extracted from the leaves of C. adamantium . Treatments consisted of five extraction times (1, 2, 3, 4, and 5h) using Clevenger with five replications in a completely randomized design. It was observed that after two hours of hydrodistillation, the essential oil content remains constant. Regarding the chemical constituents of essential oil, variation of the proportions of the compounds tested occurred at all hydrodistillation times. The compounds spathulenol oxygenated sesquiterpenes and caryophyllene oxide were the majority in the five hydrodistillation times.

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Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oils of Blainvillea Rhomboidea (Asteraceae)

Natural Product Communications ◽

10.1177/1934578x0600100510 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 1 (5) ◽

pp. 1934578X0600100

Author(s):

Andreza Maria L. Pires ◽

Maria Rose Jane R. Albuquerque ◽

Edson P. Nunes ◽

Vânia M. M. Melo ◽

Edilberto R. Silveira ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Antimicrobial Activity ◽

Antibacterial Activity ◽

Chemical Composition ◽

Essential Oil ◽

Essential Oils ◽

Caryophyllene Oxide ◽

Bacterial Strains ◽

Aerial Parts ◽

Leaf Oil

The essential oils of Blainvellea rhomboidea (Asteraceae) were obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC/MS and GC/FID. Initially, the essential oil from the aerial parts was investigated. From the 18 identified components, 5-indanol (14.5%) followed by p-cymen-8-ol (10.1%), β-caryophyllene (9.6%), caryophyllene oxide (9.6%), limonene (8.6%), terpinolene (7.8%), and spathulenol (7.7%) were the major constituents. The oil was tested against seven bacterial strains and the results showed significant antimicrobial activity. As a consequence, the essential oils from leaves and from flowers were analyzed separately. The major constituents of the leaf oil were terpinolene (21.2%), β-caryophyllene (19.2%), spathulenol (9.1%), caryophyllene oxide (7.4%), and bicyclogermacrene (7.1%), while the oil of the flowers contained terpinolene (28.1%), 5-indanol (16.3%), p-cymen-8-ol (15.3%) and limonene (14.7%) as prevalent compounds. The oils were tested against the same bacterial strains and the flower oil was the more active. These results indicated that the components of the essential oil from flowers seem to be responsible for the activity.

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Composition of Essential Oils in Turmeric Rhizome

Nepal Journal of Science and Technology ◽

10.3126/njst.v16i1.14361 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 87-94 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Laxmi Devkota ◽

Meena Rajbhandari

Keyword(s):

Chemical Composition ◽

Essential Oil ◽

Thin Layer ◽

Quantitative Determination ◽

Essential Oils ◽

Colorimetric Method ◽

Acetone Extract ◽

Caryophyllene Oxide ◽

Finger Printing

Turmeric has been recognized as a pharmaceutical crop. It is valuable primarily for essential oil and curcumin content. Chemical composition of the essential oils obtained from the rhizome of turmeric was determined by GC/MS technique. More than 75 compounds were detected and 67 of them were identified. They accounted for 98.59% of essential oil. The essential oil contained 15 monoterpenes (5.58%), 43 sesquiterpenes (84.37%) and 10 nonterpenic components (8.64%). The major constituents were ß-turmeron, a-turmeron, Epi-a-patschutene, ß-sesquiphellandrene, 1,4-dimethyl-2-isobutylbenzene, (±)-dihydro-ar-turmerone, zingiberene, E-a-atlantone and (-)-caryophyllene oxide. Thin layer chromatographic finger printing and quantitative determination of phenolics in acetone extract of commercially available turmeric samples were carried out using Folin-Ciocalteu colorimetric method. Gallic acid was used as the standard for the estimation of phenolics. All the investigated turmeric extracts contained relatively high amount of phenolics.Nepal Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 16, No.1 (2015) pp. 87-94

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The essential oil constituents of Artabotrys species – A review

Journal of Phytology ◽

10.25081/jp.2020.v12.6332 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 24-28

Author(s):

Ravi Subban ◽

Sundaram Kaveri

Keyword(s):

Chemical Composition ◽

Essential Oil ◽

Essential Oils ◽

Caryophyllene Oxide ◽

Sesquiterpene Hydrocarbons ◽

The World

Artabotrys species which belongs to Annonaceae family are pleasant smelling and it is attributed to the presence of mono and sesquiterpenoids present in the essential oil of the plant. The objective of the present work is to review the chemical composition of the essential oils reported from twenty different Artabotrys species from various parts of the world. In the various Artabotrys species, the major compounds are monoterpene and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons and oxygenated sesquiterpenes. The frequently and most commonly identified constituents are β-caryophyllene, caryophyllene oxide, 3-Carene, cyperene, cyperenone and 1,5-epoxy-salvial4(14)-ene. Other constituents seems to be more specific to the respective Artabotrys species.

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Essential Oil Content and Chemical Composition in 14 Selected Species From a Stretch of Restinga in Southern Brazil

Journal of Agricultural Science ◽

10.5539/jas.v13n11p23 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (11) ◽

pp. 23

Author(s):

Teomar Duarte da Silva ◽

Michele Trombin de Souza ◽

Mireli Trombin de Souza ◽

Roger Raupp Cipriano ◽

Humberto Ribeiro Bizzo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Chemical Composition ◽

Essential Oil ◽

Essential Oils ◽

Oil Content ◽

Chemical Constituents ◽

Caryophyllene Oxide ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

The Common ◽

Cortaderia Selloana ◽

Herb Species

The restinga is an Atlantic Forest ecosystem characterized by tree, shrub, and herb species that are rich sources of essential oils. In this study, we aim to quantify the essential oil content and determine the chemical constituents of fresh leaves of 14 plant species in a restinga stretch in southern Brazil. Essential oils were obtained by hydrodistillation in a Clevenger-type apparatus and analyzed by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. Campomanesia reitziana, Cortaderia selloana, and Sophora tomentosa had no essential oils. Total essential oil content ranged from 0.01% (Mikania involucrata) to 1.56% (Varronia curassavica). In total, 60 chemical constituents were identified, representing between 46.2% and 96.5% of the chemical composition of the essential oils. Limonene was the common constituent in all species in which the essential oils were present. The major constituents were ar-curcumene (15.1%) and cis-chrysanthenol (14.2%) in Ambrosia elatior; benzyl benzoate (43.5%) and benzyl salicylate (23.7%) in Aniba firmula; caryophyllene oxide (35.7%) and spathulenol (10.6%) in Austroeupatorium inulaefolium; spathulenol (19.8%) and caryophyllene oxide (14.0%) in Baccharis spicata; caryophyllene oxide (16.3%) in Eugenia astringens; curzerene (30.0%), limonene (13.0%), and germacrone (11.9%) in Eugenia uniflora; caryophyllene oxide (17.1%) and ledol (11.3%) in Lantana camara; caryophyllene oxide (27.7%) and limonene (12.7%) in M. involucrata; 1,8-cineole (19.8%) in Psidium cattleianum; limonene (10.2%) in Schinus terebinthifolius, and allo-aromadendrene (15.2%) in V. curassavica. We expect that our results can assist in selecting species of potential interest for herbal, phytotherapeutic, and cosmetic products.

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Comparative Study of the Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil of Lippia oreganoides Collected in Two Different Seasons in Venezuela

Natural Product Communications ◽

10.1177/1934578x0600100306 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 1934578X0600100 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Janne Rojas ◽

Antonio Morales ◽

Sara Pasquale ◽

Alejandro Márquez ◽

María Rondón ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Chemical Composition ◽

Essential Oil ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Essential Oils ◽

Rainy Season ◽

Dry Season ◽

Caryophyllene Oxide ◽

Different Seasons ◽

Made In

The essential oils from the leaves of Lippia oreganoides collected in June 2003 (rainy season) and February 2004 (dry season) were analyzed by GC/MS. Thymol (61.9% and 44.7%, respectively) and carvacrol (7.9% and 16.8%, respectively) proved to be the major constituents of both collections. Linalool (0.4%) was present only in the collection made in June 2003, while carvacryl acetate (0.6% and caryophyllene oxide (1.6%) were only detected in the February 2004 collection.

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Essential Oil From Psidium guajava Leaves: An Excellent Source of β-Caryophyllene

Natural Product Communications ◽

10.1177/1934578x19843007 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (5) ◽

pp. 1934578X1984300 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Anam Arain ◽

Syed Tufail Hussain Sherazi ◽

Sarfaraz Ahmed Mahesar ◽

Sirajuddin

Keyword(s):

Chemical Composition ◽

Essential Oil ◽

Essential Oils ◽

Dry Weight ◽

Psidium Guajava ◽

Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽

Medicinal Value ◽

First Time ◽

Excellent Source ◽

Chemical Class

The purpose of this study was to investigate the chemical composition of the essential oil extracted from Psidium guajava leaves and to explore the medicinal value of β-caryophyllene in pharmaceutical science. The essential oils of P. guajava leaves were extracted by the hydrodistillation method, using a Clevenger-type apparatus and the chemical composition of essential oils was investigated by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. The yield of extracted essential oils was 0.6% (w/w) dry weight. The main compounds found in the leaves were β-caryophyllene (20.34%), globulol (8.20%), trans-nerolidol (7.72%), aromadendrene (4.34%), cis-α-bisabolene (3.82%), tetracosane (3.68%), octadecane (3.66%), Z, Z, Z-1,5,9,9-tetramethyl-1,4,7-cycloundecatriene (3.44%), β-bisabolene (3.41%), limonene (3.09%), octacosane (2.88%), δ-cadinene (2.52%), and 1,4-cadadiene (2.04%). The main chemical class of the essential oil was terpenoids, which represent 71.65%, followed by hydrocarbons (26.31%). A total of 50 components were identified, among these β-caryophyllene was found to be dominant, which has great medicinal value, and some other compounds were also identified for the first time in the essential oil of P. guajava leaves.

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Effect of natural and artificial drying of leaf biomassof Psidium guajava on the content and chemical composition of essential oil

Semina Ciências Agrárias ◽

10.5433/1679-0359.2016v37n5p3059 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 37 (5) ◽

pp. 3059 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Elizabeth Aparecida Josefi da Silva ◽

Vanessa Paula da Silva ◽

Cassia Cristina Fernandes Alves ◽

José Milton Alves ◽

Edson Luiz Souchie ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Gas Chromatography ◽

Chemical Composition ◽

Essential Oil ◽

South America ◽

Essential Oils ◽

Mass Spectrometer ◽

Oil Content ◽

Psidium Guajava ◽

Drying Method ◽

Guava Leaves

Psidium guajava L. is native to Central and South America. It is widely distributed and well adapted to Brazil, a producer of essential oils rich in terpenes. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of natural and artificial drying on the content and chemical composition of the essential oil of guava leaves (Psidium guajava L.) grown in Rio Verde (GO). The two treatments consisted of drying fresh leaves either naturally in the shade or artificially at 40°C. Chemical composition was analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively by gas coupled with mass spectrometer chromatography (GC/MS) and gas chromatography using a flame ionizer (GC-FID), respectively. The method of drying changed the content and chemical composition of the essential oil of guava leaves. Drying in the shade reduced the content and altered the constituents of the essential oil, whereas drying in an oven at 40°C, despite having reduced the amounts of the constituents, exhibited the highest essential oil content and increased the concentration of certain major constituents as compared to that in the natural shade drying method. The major components found in the essential oil of leaves regardless of the drying processes were trans-caryophyllene, ?-humulene, aromadendrene, ?-selinene, and selin-11-en-4?-ol. According to reports in the literature, these compounds possess fungicidal, insecticidal, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory activity, among others beneficial actions.

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Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Essential Oils in the Family Lauraceae: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Planta Medica ◽

10.1055/a-0943-1908 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 85 (13) ◽

pp. 1054-1072 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Carolina Sette Barbosa Damasceno ◽

Natasha Tiemi Fabri Higaki ◽

Josiane de Fátima Gaspari Dias ◽

Marilis Dallarmi Miguel ◽

Obdulio Gomes Miguel

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Biological Activity ◽

Chemical Composition ◽

Essential Oil ◽

Essential Oils ◽

Web Of Science ◽

Biological Activities ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Inclusion Criteria ◽

The Family

AbstractThe Lauraceae family is predominantly found in Asia and in the rainforests of the Americas, and consists mostly of aromatic trees. Being an essential oil producer, this family is used in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries. This work presents a systematic review of the chemical composition and bioactivity of the essential oils from the Lauraceae family. Medline, Scielo, Web of Science, Lilacs, and Scopus were employed to identify articles published between 2000 and 2018, using “Lauraceae”, “essential oil”, and “biological activity” as key words. From 177 studies identified, 53 met the inclusion criteria. These studies indicated a predominance of the compounds β-caryophyllene and 1,8-cineole in Lauraceae species, and highlighted the antioxidant, antifungal, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory activities. Essential oils extracted from this family thus have high potential for pharmacological applications.

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Essential oil constituents of needles, dry needles, inflorescences and resins of Pinus caribaea Morelet growing in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Journal of Botany ◽

10.3329/bjb.v37i2.1735 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 37 (2) ◽

pp. 211-212 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jasim Uddin Chowdhury ◽

Md Nazrul Islam Bhuiyan ◽

Nemai Chandra Nandi

Keyword(s):

Chemical Composition ◽

Essential Oil ◽

Essential Oils ◽

Key Words ◽

Chemical Constituents ◽

Caryophyllene Oxide ◽

Pinus Caribaea ◽

Germacrene D ◽

Pinus Caribaea Morelet

Essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation from needles, dry needles, inflorescences and resin of Pinus caribaea Morelet were analyzed by GC-MS. Seven chemical constituents in oil of needles, 13 in dry needles, 4 in inflorescences and 6 in resin were identified. The major constituents found in the needle oil are limonene, caryophyllene and germacrene D in the dry needle oil limonene, caryophyllene oxide and caryophyllene in the inflorescences oil caryophyllene oxide, limonene and crypton and in the resin oil bicyclo[3.1.1]hept -2-ene, 2,6,6- trimethyl- (52.82%), longifolen, crypton and Î²-pinene. Key words: Pinus caribaea, Chemical composition, Essential oil, GC-MS doi:10.3329/bjb.v37i2.1735 Bangladesh J. Bot. 37(2): 211-212, 2008 (December)

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