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Composição química de óleos essenciais de espécies de Aniba e Licaria e suas atividades antioxidante e antiagregante plaquetária

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTIPLATELET ACTIVITIES.Leaves and stems from Aniba panurensis (Meisn.)Mez, Aniba rosaeodora Ducke and Licaria martiniana (Mez) Kosterm.were collected in the Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke-AM and their essential oils were obtained by hydrodistillation procedures.The oils were analyzed by GC-FID and GC-MS resulting on fifty and six compounds being identified.The major components were linalool in A. rosaeodora, and b-caryophyllene in A. panurensis and L. martiniana.At qualitative assays the oils showed antioxidant and antiplatelet activities, but only weak activities were found at quantitative spectrometric assays.

Source: Química Nova

DOI: 10.1590/s0100-40422010000100026

Authors: Joelma Moreira Alcântara, Klenicy K. de Lima Yamaguchi, Valdir F. da Veiga Junior, Emerson Silva Lima

Institution: Universidade Federal do Amazonas

Language: Portuguese

Topic: Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity

Subfield: Food Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $330