Chemical Composition and Acaricidal Activity of the Essential Oils From Fruits and Leaves of Protium bahianum Daly

The essential oils of Protium bahianum fruit and leaves obtained through water distillation were analyzed by GC-FID and GC/MS, and their acaricidal activity was also evaluated using Tetranychus urticae as model. Twentynine components were identified in the oils. The main component of the fruit oil w...

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Published inThe Journal of essential oil research Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 279 - 282
Main Authors Pontes, Wendel J.T, Silva, Juliana M.O, Camara, Cláudio A.G. da, Gondim-Júnior, Manoel G.C, Oliveira, José V, Schwartz, Manfred O.E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 01.05.2010
Subjects
acaricidal activity
acaricidal properties
alpha-cadinene
alpha-pinene
aromadendrene
beta-cubebene
beta-pinene
Burseraceae
chemical constituents of plants
dillapiole
dose response
essential oil composition
essential oils
fruits (plant anatomy)
leaves
lethal dose
medicinal plants
plant extracts
plant pests
Protium bahianum
quantitative analysis
Tetranychus urticae
toxicity
α-cadinene
α-pinene
β-cubebene
β-pinene
Brazil
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Summary:The essential oils of Protium bahianum fruit and leaves obtained through water distillation were analyzed by GC-FID and GC/MS, and their acaricidal activity was also evaluated using Tetranychus urticae as model. Twentynine components were identified in the oils. The main component of the fruit oil was α-pinene (34.0%) whereas aromadendrene (20.3%) was the major component of the leaf oil. The leaf oil exhibited a higher lethality rate with LC50 of 3.5 μL/L of air after 24 h exposure. The fruits oil showed LC50 of 9.1 mL/L of air and was repellent at 1% concentration.
ISSN:1041-2905
2163-8152
DOI:10.1080/10412905.2010.9700324