African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Composition and evaluation of the lethality of Lippia gracilis essential oil to adults of Biomphalaria glabrata and larvae of Artemia salina

Tatiana V. Teles1, Rangel R. Bonfim1, Péricles B. Alves2, Arie. F. Blank3, Hugo C. R. Jesus2, Lucindo J. Quintans-Jr1, Mairim R. Serafini1, Leonardo R. Bonjardim1 and Adriano A. S. Araújo1*
  1Departamento de Fisiologia - Universidade Federal de Sergipe-DFS/UFS, São Cristóvão-SE, Brazil. 2Departamento de Química - Universidade Federal de Sergipe-DQI/UFS, São Cristóvão-SE, Brazil. 3Departamento de Engenharia Agronômica - Universidade Federal de Sergipe-DEA/UFS, São Cristóvão-SE, Brazil.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 19 May 2010
  •  Published: 20 December 2010

Abstract

 

Lippia gracilis essential oil (LGEO) was evaluated for its molluscicidal activity against Biomphalaria glabrata and toxicity to brine shrimps (Artemia salina). L. gracilis was collected from the city Tomar do Gerú- Sergipe, Brazil. The LGEO were characterized by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The values of LC10, LC50 and LC90 were respectively 36.9, 62.2 and 82.8 ppm for B. glabrata and 19.6, 23.6 and 26.1 ppm for A. salina. GC/MS analysis showed a total volatile content of 98.6% in the LGEO. The major components were identified as thymol (24.0%), p-cymene (15.9%), methyl-thymol (11.7%), g-terpinene (10.9%) and b-caryophyllene (7.8%).

 

Key words: Chemical composition, Lippia species, molluscicidal activity, Verbenaceae.

Abbreviation

 

Abbreviations: LGEO, Lippia gracilis essential oil; GC/MS, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; LC10, 10% lethal concentration; LC50, 50% lethal concentration; LC90, 90% lethal concentration.

 

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