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Chemical Composition and Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Larvicidal Activities of the Essential Oils of Annona Salzmannii and A. pickelii (Annonaceae)

2011; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 6; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/1934578x1100600636

1934-578X

Emmanoel Vilaça Costa, Lívia Macedo Dutra, Hugo César Ramos de Jesus, Paulo César de Lima Nogueira, Valéria Regina de Souza Moraes, Marcos José Salvador, Sócrates Cabral de Holanda Cavalcanti, Roseli La Corte dos Santos, Ana Paula do Nacimento Prata,

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The essential oils from the leaves of Annona salzmannii and A. pickelii (Annonaceae) growing in Sergipe, northeastern region of Brazil, were obtained by hydrodistillation using a Clevenger-type apparatus, and analyzed by GC/MS and GC/FID. Thirty-four compounds were identified in the essential oil of A. salzmannii and twenty-seven in that of A. pickelii; sesquiterpenes predominated in both essential oils. Bicyclogermacrene (20.3%), ( E)-caryophyllene (19.9%), δ-cadinene (15.3%), α-copaene (10.0%), and allo-aromadendrene (5.7%) were the main components of A. salzmannii, and bicyclogermacrene (45.4%), ( E)-caryophyllene (14.6%), and α-copaene (10.6%) of A. pickelii. The essential oils showed significant antioxidant capacity in the ORAC FL and DPPH assays. The antimicrobial activity of these essential oils was also evaluated against bacteria and fungi, as well as the larvicidal activity against Aedes aegypti larvae.