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Title: | Essential oil from Philodendron fragrantissimum, an aromatic Araceae from Amazonia, Brazil |
Authors: | Castellar, Aline Oliveira, Danilo Ribeiro de Guimarães, Leitão, Suzana Bizzo, H. R. Soares, M. Lourdes Kinupp, Valdely Ferreira Veiga-Junior, Valdir F. |
Keywords: | Araceae Caryophyllene Essential Oil Composition Limonene Philodendron Fragrantissimum Selinene Aromatic Compounds Chromatographic Analysis Gas Chromatography Monoterpenes Essential Oils Araceae Philodendron Philodendron Fragrantissimum |
Issue Date: | 2013 |
metadata.dc.publisher.journal: | Journal of Essential Oil Research |
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: | Volume 25, Número 3, Pags. 194-197 |
Abstract: | In the Amazon region of Brazil, the roots of different species of Philodendron are used in the traditional medicine. Philodendron fragrantissimum (Hook.) G. Don, locally known as cipó-tracuá, has very aromatic roots and is used for baths and fumigation. Here, we describe the chemical composition of the essential oil from the roots of P. fragrantissimum obtained by hydrodistillation in a modified Clevenger-type apparatus for 4 hours. The oil was analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) and GC/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Thirty-five substances were detected and the major components were β-caryophyllene (29.9%), limonene (15.8%), β-selinene (11.5%), α-selinene (15.7%), α-pinene (3.4%), α-copaene (3.2%), β-pinene (2.5%) and δ-cadinene (2.9%). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the chemical composition of the essential oil from P. fragrantissimum. The high content of β-caryophyllene was not observed in the other oils studied so far and might be considered a tool in taxonomy studies. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC. |
metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | 10.1080/10412905.2012.751557 |
Appears in Collections: | Artigos |
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