학술논문
Atividades biológicas dos óleos essenciais de Endlicheria citriodora, uma lauraceae rica em geranato de metila
Document Type
article
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Source
Química Nova. January 2013 36(6)
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Language
Portuguese
ISSN
0100-4042
Abstract
The essential oils of branches and leaves of Endlicheria citiodora were obtained by hydrodistillation and analysed using GC-FID, GC-MS and both NMR 13C and ¹H, resulting in the identification of methyl geranate as major constituent (93%) in both oils. Cytotoxicity, tyrosinase-inhibition and antioxidant activities were studied and characterized. High antioxidant potential (15.52 and 13.53 µg/mL), low cytotoxicity and tyrosinase inhibition (53.85%) were observed. This is the first paper reporting the biological activities and composition of the essential oils of this species.