Chemical Constituents of Essential Oil from Lippia sidoides Cham. (Verbenaceae) Leaves Cultivated in Hidrolândia, Goiás, Brazil

Several studies involving the family Verbenaceae, occurring in the Brazilian Cerrado, have emphasized the popular use of many aromatic species. We highlight the use of Lippia sidoides Cham., known as “alecrim pimenta,” native to northeastern Brazil and northern Minas Gerais. Leaves of this species w...

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Main Authors: Sandra Ribeiro de Morais, Thiago Levi Silva Oliveira, Maria Teresa Freitas Bara, Edemilson Cardoso da Conceição, Maria Helena Rezende, Pedro Henrique Ferri, José Realino de Paula
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Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Analytical Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/363919
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author Sandra Ribeiro de Morais
Thiago Levi Silva Oliveira
Maria Teresa Freitas Bara
Edemilson Cardoso da Conceição
Maria Helena Rezende
Pedro Henrique Ferri
José Realino de Paula
author_facet Sandra Ribeiro de Morais
Thiago Levi Silva Oliveira
Maria Teresa Freitas Bara
Edemilson Cardoso da Conceição
Maria Helena Rezende
Pedro Henrique Ferri
José Realino de Paula
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description Several studies involving the family Verbenaceae, occurring in the Brazilian Cerrado, have emphasized the popular use of many aromatic species. We highlight the use of Lippia sidoides Cham., known as “alecrim pimenta,” native to northeastern Brazil and northern Minas Gerais. Leaves of this species were collected in antropized Brazilian Cerrado area, in Hidrolândia, Goiás, and their essential oils were extracted by hydrodistillation in a Clevenger-type apparatus and thereafter analyzed GC/MS. Among the compounds identified in this study were the most abundant oxygenated monoterpenes, followed by sesquiterpenes hydrocarbons. The oxygenated monoterpene 1,8-cineole was the major constituent followed by isoborneol and bornyl acetate. The chemical composition of essential oil described in this paper differs from that described in the literature for L. sidoides found in its native environment, where the major constituents are thymol and carvacrol.
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spelling doaj-art-906b4d8d268c4b6d8761333e7f70e3292025-02-03T01:22:17ZengWileyInternational Journal of Analytical Chemistry1687-87601687-87792012-01-01201210.1155/2012/363919363919Chemical Constituents of Essential Oil from Lippia sidoides Cham. (Verbenaceae) Leaves Cultivated in Hidrolândia, Goiás, BrazilSandra Ribeiro de Morais0Thiago Levi Silva Oliveira1Maria Teresa Freitas Bara2Edemilson Cardoso da Conceição3Maria Helena Rezende4Pedro Henrique Ferri5José Realino de Paula6Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, 74001 970 Goiânia, GO, BrazilInstituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Paulista, Campus Flamboyant, 74845 090 Goiânia, GO, BrazilFaculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, 74605 220 Goiânia, GO, BrazilFaculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, 74605 220 Goiânia, GO, BrazilInstituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Campus Samambaia, 74001 970 Goiânia, GO, BrazilInstituto de Química, Laboratório de Bioatividade Molecular, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Campus Samambaia, 74001 970 Goiânia, GO, BrazilFaculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, 74605 220 Goiânia, GO, BrazilSeveral studies involving the family Verbenaceae, occurring in the Brazilian Cerrado, have emphasized the popular use of many aromatic species. We highlight the use of Lippia sidoides Cham., known as “alecrim pimenta,” native to northeastern Brazil and northern Minas Gerais. Leaves of this species were collected in antropized Brazilian Cerrado area, in Hidrolândia, Goiás, and their essential oils were extracted by hydrodistillation in a Clevenger-type apparatus and thereafter analyzed GC/MS. Among the compounds identified in this study were the most abundant oxygenated monoterpenes, followed by sesquiterpenes hydrocarbons. The oxygenated monoterpene 1,8-cineole was the major constituent followed by isoborneol and bornyl acetate. The chemical composition of essential oil described in this paper differs from that described in the literature for L. sidoides found in its native environment, where the major constituents are thymol and carvacrol.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/363919
spellingShingle Sandra Ribeiro de Morais
Thiago Levi Silva Oliveira
Maria Teresa Freitas Bara
Edemilson Cardoso da Conceição
Maria Helena Rezende
Pedro Henrique Ferri
José Realino de Paula
Chemical Constituents of Essential Oil from Lippia sidoides Cham. (Verbenaceae) Leaves Cultivated in Hidrolândia, Goiás, Brazil
International Journal of Analytical Chemistry
title Chemical Constituents of Essential Oil from Lippia sidoides Cham. (Verbenaceae) Leaves Cultivated in Hidrolândia, Goiás, Brazil
title_full Chemical Constituents of Essential Oil from Lippia sidoides Cham. (Verbenaceae) Leaves Cultivated in Hidrolândia, Goiás, Brazil
title_fullStr Chemical Constituents of Essential Oil from Lippia sidoides Cham. (Verbenaceae) Leaves Cultivated in Hidrolândia, Goiás, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Chemical Constituents of Essential Oil from Lippia sidoides Cham. (Verbenaceae) Leaves Cultivated in Hidrolândia, Goiás, Brazil
title_short Chemical Constituents of Essential Oil from Lippia sidoides Cham. (Verbenaceae) Leaves Cultivated in Hidrolândia, Goiás, Brazil
title_sort chemical constituents of essential oil from lippia sidoides cham verbenaceae leaves cultivated in hidrolandia goias brazil
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/363919
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