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Abstract

The essential oils (EOs) of Myrciaria floribunda (Mflo) and Myrcia sylvatica (Msyl) (Myrtaceae) were obtained by hydrodistillation. The analysis of volatile constituents was performed by GC/MS. Preliminary toxicity was assessed on Artemia salina Leach. The antioxidant capacity was measured by the ABTS•+ and DPPH radical inhibitory activities. The results indicate that the Mflo EO had the highest yield (1.02%), and its chemical profile was characterized by high levels of hydrocarbon (65.83%) and oxygenated (25.74%) monoterpenes, especially 1,8-cineole (23.30%), terpinolene (22.23%) and α-phellandrene (22.19%). Regarding the Msyl EO, only hydrocarbon (51.60%) and oxygenated (46.52%) sesquiterpenes were identified in the sample, with (Z)-α-trans-bergamotene (24.57%), α-sinensal (13.44%), and (Z)-α-bisabolene (8.33%) at higher levels. The EO of Mflo exhibited moderate toxicity against A. salina (LC50 = 82.96 ± 5.20 µg.mL−1), while the EO of Msyl was classified as highly toxic (LC50 = 2.74 ± 0.50 µg.mL−1). In addition, relative to Trolox, the EOs of Mflo and Msyl showed significant inhibitory effects (p < 0.0001) against the DPPH radical. This study contributes to the expansion of chemical and biological knowledge on the EOs of Myrtaceae species from the Amazon region.

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Title
Phytochemical Profile, Preliminary Toxicity, and Antioxidant Capacity of the Essential Oils of Myrciaria floribunda (H. West ex Willd.) O. Berg. and Myrcia sylvatica (G. Mey) DC. (Myrtaceae)
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Ângelo Antônio Barbosa de Moraes 1 ; Oberdan Oliveira Ferreira 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Leonardo Souza da Costa 3 ; Lorena Queiroz Almeida 3 ; Everton Luiz Pompeu Varela 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Márcia Moraes Cascaes 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Celeste de Jesus Pereira Franco 6 ; Percário, Sandro 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Lidiane Diniz do Nascimento 6   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Mozaniel Santana de Oliveira 6   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Eloisa Helena de Aguiar Andrade 7   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Faculdade de Engenharia Química, Instituto de Tecnologia, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Augusto Corrêa, 01, Guamá, Belém 66075-900, Brazil; Laboratório Adolpho Ducke, Coordenação de Botânica, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Av. Perimetral, 1901, Terra Firme, Belém 66077-830, Brazil 
 Laboratório Adolpho Ducke, Coordenação de Botânica, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Av. Perimetral, 1901, Terra Firme, Belém 66077-830, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Biotecnología—Rede Bionorte, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Augusto Corrêa, 01, Guamá, Belém 66075-900, Brazil 
 Faculdade de Engenharia Química, Instituto de Tecnologia, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Augusto Corrêa, 01, Guamá, Belém 66075-900, Brazil 
 Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Biotecnología—Rede Bionorte, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Augusto Corrêa, 01, Guamá, Belém 66075-900, Brazil; Laboratório de Pesquisas em Estresse Oxidativo, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Augusto Corrêa 01, Guamá, Belém 66075-900, Brazil 
 Programa de Pós-graduação em Química, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Augusto Corrêa, 01, Guamá, Belém 66075-900, Brazil 
 Laboratório Adolpho Ducke, Coordenação de Botânica, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Av. Perimetral, 1901, Terra Firme, Belém 66077-830, Brazil 
 Faculdade de Engenharia Química, Instituto de Tecnologia, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Augusto Corrêa, 01, Guamá, Belém 66075-900, Brazil; Laboratório Adolpho Ducke, Coordenação de Botânica, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Av. Perimetral, 1901, Terra Firme, Belém 66077-830, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Biotecnología—Rede Bionorte, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Augusto Corrêa, 01, Guamá, Belém 66075-900, Brazil; Programa de Pós-graduação em Química, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Augusto Corrêa, 01, Guamá, Belém 66075-900, Brazil 
First page
2076
Publication year
2022
Publication date
2022
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MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20763921
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2728423122
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© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.