Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils from Leaves and Fruits ofSchinus molleL. andSchinus terebinthifoliusRaddi from Southern Brazil

Autor: Marcelo Rossato, Ana Cristina Atti dos Santos, Paula Luciana dos Santos, Luciana Atti Serafini, Eduardo Dellacassa, Rosangela Molon, Patrick Moyna, Fabiana Agostini
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants. 12:16-25
ISSN: 0976-5026
0972-060X
Popis: The essential oils of two Anacardiaceae species, Schinus molle L. and Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi, native from Brazil, were obtained by hydrodistillation and the oils composition studied by capillary GC and GC-MS. Twenty seven compounds were identified for S. molle and twenty nine for S. terebinthifolius. The leaves and fruits essential oils for both S. molle and S. terebinthifolius were characterised by a high percentage of sesquiterpene and monoterpene hydrocarbons. The S. terebinthifolius essential oils obtained from leaves and berries presented differences with those previously described in the literature, while the leave oil of S. molle showed similar composition to that from Uruguay. These findings have ecological and economic significance as S. molle and S. terebinthifolius are promising species in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and chemical industries.
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