Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry study of the essential oils of Schinus longifolia (Lindl.) speg., Schinus fasciculata (Griseb.) I. M. Johnst., and Schinus areira L.
The essential oil composition from the aerial parts of three Anacardiaceae growing in Bahía Blanca, Argentina was studied by gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The essential oils of S. longifolia and S. fasciculata have been studied for the first time. The major constituents were alpha-pinene (46.5%), beta-pinene (15.1%) and alpha-phellandrene (10.1%) for S. longifolia and limonene (10.9%), beta-phellandrene (6.16%) and alpha-phellandrene (5.6%) for S. fasciculata. The major components of the essential oil of S. areira were limonene (28.6%), alpha-phellandrene (10.1%), sabinene (9.2%) and camphene (9.2%) differing from the literature data. The essential oils from S. areira and S. longifolia exhibited a high biotoxicity in a brine shrimp assay with Artemia persimilis.
Murray
Ana P
AP
Instituto de Investigaciones en Química Orgánica, Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Avenida Alem 1253, (8000) Bahía Blanca, Argentina. apmurray@criba.edu.ar
Frontera
María A
MA
Tomas
María A
MA
Mulet
María C
MC
D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000737:chemistry; D013045:Species Specificity
D009822:Oils, Volatile