Content and chemical composition of the essential oil from Byrsonima verbascifolia Rich. ex a. Juss. collected in different seasons and times of day

Henrique Antônio de Oliveira Lourenço; Juliana de F&atima Sales; Fabiano Guimarães Silva*; Nath&alia Lopes Ribeiro; J&essica Leal de Freitas e Souza; Paulo S&ergio Pereira

doi:10.5897/JMPR2014.5692

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Medicinal Plants Research

Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
Language: English
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DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
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Content and chemical composition of the essential oil from Byrsonima verbascifolia Rich. ex a. Juss. collected in different seasons and times of day

Henrique Antônio de Oliveira Lourenço

Henrique Antônio de Oliveira Lourenço
Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano - Câmpus Rio Verde, CEP 75901-970. Rio Verde - GO, Brasil.
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Juliana de Fátima Sales

Juliana de Fátima Sales
Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano - Câmpus Rio Verde, CEP 75901-970. Rio Verde - GO, Brasil.
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Fabiano Guimarães Silva*

Fabiano Guimarães Silva*
Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano - Câmpus Rio Verde, CEP 75901-970. Rio Verde - GO, Brasil.
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Nathália Lopes Ribeiro

Nathália Lopes Ribeiro
Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano - Câmpus Rio Verde, CEP 75901-970. Rio Verde - GO, Brasil.
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Jéssica Leal de Freitas e Souza

Jéssica Leal de Freitas e Souza
Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano - Câmpus Rio Verde, CEP 75901-970. Rio Verde - GO, Brasil.
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Paulo Sérgio Pereira

Paulo Sérgio Pereira
Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano - Câmpus Rio Verde, CEP 75901-970. Rio Verde - GO, Brasil.
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Article Number - F4D4A9151962
Vol.9(12), pp. 412-418 , March 2015
https://doi.org/10.5897/JMPR2014.5692

Received: 17 November 2014
Accepted: 23 March 2015
Published: 25 March 2015

Abstract

Certain factors may influence the special metabolite production in plants. Leaves of Byrsonima verbascifolia (MALPIGHIACEAE) were collected during different seasons and times of day, to determine the concentration and chemical composition of volatile oils. Chemical analysis indicated that oxygenated sesquiterpenes were the most concentrated, and oxygenated monoterpenes were the least concentrated. The primary components of the essential oil were pentacosane (2.747 to 9.613%), spathulenol (3.398 to 10.552%), and benzene-1,2-dicarboxylic acid diethyl ester (3.861 to 15.307%). Seasonal and circadian variations did not influence the essential oil content. However, the essential oil’s chemical composition was influenced by seasonal variation, among them the spathulenol.

Key words: Murici, seasonality, circadian variation, terpens, leafs.