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Essential Oil From Psidium guajava Leaves: An Excellent Source of β-Caryophyllene
- Source :
- Natural Product Communications. 14:1934578X1984300
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 2019.
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Abstract
- The purpose of this study was to investigate the chemical composition of the essential oil extracted from Psidium guajava leaves and to explore the medicinal value of β-caryophyllene in pharmaceutical science. The essential oils of P. guajava leaves were extracted by the hydrodistillation method, using a Clevenger-type apparatus and the chemical composition of essential oils was investigated by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. The yield of extracted essential oils was 0.6% (w/w) dry weight. The main compounds found in the leaves were β-caryophyllene (20.34%), globulol (8.20%), trans-nerolidol (7.72%), aromadendrene (4.34%), cis-α-bisabolene (3.82%), tetracosane (3.68%), octadecane (3.66%), Z, Z, Z-1,5,9,9-tetramethyl-1,4,7-cycloundecatriene (3.44%), β-bisabolene (3.41%), limonene (3.09%), octacosane (2.88%), δ-cadinene (2.52%), and 1,4-cadadiene (2.04%). The main chemical class of the essential oil was terpenoids, which represent 71.65%, followed by hydrocarbons (26.31%). A total of 50 components were identified, among these β-caryophyllene was found to be dominant, which has great medicinal value, and some other compounds were also identified for the first time in the essential oil of P. guajava leaves.
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
Pharmacology
Psidium
010405 organic chemistry
Chemistry
Plant Science
General Medicine
01 natural sciences
0104 chemical sciences
law.invention
Complementary and alternative medicine
law
Drug Discovery
β caryophyllene
Food science
Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry
Chemical composition
Essential oil
010606 plant biology & botany
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Details
- ISSN :
- 15559475 and 1934578X
- Volume :
- 14
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Natural Product Communications
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........39f4368d2f16ee005f879693febd27a7