Analyzing essential oils: extraction and characterization from fresh and dry leaves of Pinus elliottii
Exploration of secondary metabolites, particularly essential oils, reveals diverse properties in antimicrobial, biological, and pharmaceutical contexts, including antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral attributes, and applications in pest control and insect repellents. In the present work, essenti...
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| author | Leonardo Pratavieira Deo Gabriela Aguiar Campolina Cassia Duarte Oliveira Kassy Jhones Garcia Maria das Graças Cardoso |
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| description | Exploration of secondary metabolites, particularly essential oils, reveals diverse properties in antimicrobial, biological, and pharmaceutical contexts, including antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral attributes, and applications in pest control and insect repellents. In the present work, essential oils were extracted from both fresh and dry leaves of Pinus elliottii, using hydrodistillation, followed by meticulous chemical characterization via gas chromatography coupled with a mass spectrometer. The plant leaves, sourced from a reforested area in the southern part of Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed the study's foundation. The main constituents identified in both essential oils were Germacrene D and β-Pinene. Germacrene D dominated in the essential oil from fresh foliage (47.71%), while β-Pinene prevailed in the essential oil from dry foliage (30.06%). Literature indicates that heightened Germacrene D levels may confer antibacterial and repellent properties, while elevated β-Pinene content aligns with various biological, medicinal, and pharmacological activities. Integrating our findings with existing literature, this work highlights potential applications for essential oils derived from both fresh and dry leaves of Pinus elliottii. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-93acac2d97cd4473aa2f17b907b3cea42025-08-20T02:49:59ZengUniversidade Estadual PaulistaEclética Química0100-46701678-46182024-10-014910.26850/1678-4618.eq.v49.2024.e15311366Analyzing essential oils: extraction and characterization from fresh and dry leaves of Pinus elliottiiLeonardo Pratavieira Deo0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2579-7680Gabriela Aguiar Campolina1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2592-2904Cassia Duarte Oliveira2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2748-2930Kassy Jhones Garcia3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8317-9007Maria das Graças Cardoso4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8075-1725Federal University of Lavras, Engineering Department, Lavras, Brazil.Federal University of Lavras, Food Sciences Department, Lavras, Brazil.Federal University of Lavras, Food Sciences Department, Lavras, Brazil.Federal University of Lavras, Environmental Engineering Department, Lavras, Brazil.Federal University of Lavras, Chemistry Department, Lavras, Brazil.Exploration of secondary metabolites, particularly essential oils, reveals diverse properties in antimicrobial, biological, and pharmaceutical contexts, including antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral attributes, and applications in pest control and insect repellents. In the present work, essential oils were extracted from both fresh and dry leaves of Pinus elliottii, using hydrodistillation, followed by meticulous chemical characterization via gas chromatography coupled with a mass spectrometer. The plant leaves, sourced from a reforested area in the southern part of Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed the study's foundation. The main constituents identified in both essential oils were Germacrene D and β-Pinene. Germacrene D dominated in the essential oil from fresh foliage (47.71%), while β-Pinene prevailed in the essential oil from dry foliage (30.06%). Literature indicates that heightened Germacrene D levels may confer antibacterial and repellent properties, while elevated β-Pinene content aligns with various biological, medicinal, and pharmacological activities. Integrating our findings with existing literature, this work highlights potential applications for essential oils derived from both fresh and dry leaves of Pinus elliottii.https://revista.iq.unesp.br/ojs/index.php/ecletica/article/view/1531pinesnatural compoundschemical compositiongermacrene dβ-pinene |
| spellingShingle | Leonardo Pratavieira Deo Gabriela Aguiar Campolina Cassia Duarte Oliveira Kassy Jhones Garcia Maria das Graças Cardoso Analyzing essential oils: extraction and characterization from fresh and dry leaves of Pinus elliottii Eclética Química pines natural compounds chemical composition germacrene d β-pinene |
| title | Analyzing essential oils: extraction and characterization from fresh and dry leaves of Pinus elliottii |
| title_full | Analyzing essential oils: extraction and characterization from fresh and dry leaves of Pinus elliottii |
| title_fullStr | Analyzing essential oils: extraction and characterization from fresh and dry leaves of Pinus elliottii |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analyzing essential oils: extraction and characterization from fresh and dry leaves of Pinus elliottii |
| title_short | Analyzing essential oils: extraction and characterization from fresh and dry leaves of Pinus elliottii |
| title_sort | analyzing essential oils extraction and characterization from fresh and dry leaves of pinus elliottii |
| topic | pines natural compounds chemical composition germacrene d β-pinene |
| url | https://revista.iq.unesp.br/ojs/index.php/ecletica/article/view/1531 |
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