Chemical diversity of essential oils from native populations of Eplingiella fruticosa

The objective of this work was to analyze the content and the chemical diversity of the essential oil (EO) of 22 Eplingiella fruticosa plants collected in Sergipe, Brazil. EOs were obtained from dry leaves by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC/MS-FID. The mean EO contents ranged from 0.75 to 1.28%...

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Published inCrop breeding and applied biotechnology Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 205 - 214
Main Authors Silva, Dennis Crystian, Blank, Arie Fitzgerald, Nizio, Daniela Aparecida de Castro, Sampaio, Taís Santos, Nogueira, Paulo Cesar de Lima, Arrigoni-Blank, Maria de Fátima
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Vicosa Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology 01.04.2018
Subjects
AGRONOMY
Bicyclogermacrene
BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
Camphor
Caryophyllene
Caryophyllene oxide
Chemical compounds
Cineole
Essential oils
Leaves
Organic chemistry
Spathulenol
α-Pinene
Lamiaceae
medicinal and aromatic plant
hydrodistillation
chemical diversity
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Summary:The objective of this work was to analyze the content and the chemical diversity of the essential oil (EO) of 22 Eplingiella fruticosa plants collected in Sergipe, Brazil. EOs were obtained from dry leaves by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC/MS-FID. The mean EO contents ranged from 0.75 to 1.28%. The compounds found in greater amounts formed two clusters. The first cluster consisted of 15 plants and presented bicyclogermacrene (6.29-16.24%), spathulenol (7.59-15.23%), β-caryophyllene (5.77-12.97%), and caryophyllene oxide (5.00-11.90%) as major compounds. The second cluster consisted of seven plants and had 1,8-cineole (8.96-15.51%), α-pinene (5.46-13.77%), and camphor (4.08-11.40%) as major compounds. Results indicate chemical variability of the EO among E. fruticosa plants from the state of Sergipe. This information may assist in conservation strategies by providing data for investigation of biological activities of EO.
ISSN:1518-7853
1984-7033
1984-7033
DOI:10.1590/1984-70332018v18n2n29