Composition and Seasonal Variation of the Essential Oil from Leaves and Peel of a Cretan Lemon Variety

Vekiari, S. A.; Protopapadakis, Eftychios; Papadopoulou, P.; Papanicolaou, D.; Panou, Christina; Vamvakias, Manolis

doi:10.1021/jf001369a

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“…Most of the compounds identified in Citrus peel oils were found to be hydrocarbons in nature (Ayoola et al, 2008). The major constituents of Citrus peel oils investigated by Vekiari et al, (2002) (Pavithra et al, 2009). D-limonene, linalool or citral are major attributors for the antimicrobial capacity of Citrus peel oils.…”

Section: Chemical Composition By Gc-ms Analysismentioning

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Phytochemistry, GC-MS Analysis, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Potential of Essential Oil From Five Citrus Species

Javed¹,

Javaid²,

Nawaz³

et al. 2014

JAS

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Citrus essential oils were extraction from hydro distillation technique yielding Citrus oil with reasonable yield. Phytochemical screening of all five Citrus oils showed that alkaloids, tannins, sterols, terpenoids, saponoins, flavonoids were present (50-80%). GC/MS analysis showed highest percentage of limonene (58-89%) in Citrus oils. Antioxidant study revealed that Citrus peel oils have strong scavenging activity (83%-91%). Antimicrobial activity was evaluated by agar well method against eight common pathogens depicted marked antimicrobial potential especially tangerine (4.9-1.9 cm inhibition zones) and grapefruit oil (4.5-1.2 cm) inhibition zones. The studies emphasized the therapeutic and commercial utilization of Citrus peel essential oils as food preservatives, phytomedicine and antioxidant agent.

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Section: Chemical Composition By Gc-ms Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Phytochemistry, GC-MS Analysis, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Potential of Essential Oil From Five Citrus Species

Javed¹,

Javaid²,

Nawaz³

et al. 2014

JAS

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“…Citrus limon é rico em limoneno, β-pineno, γ-terpineno, terpinoleno, neral e geranial (Vekiari et al, 2002;Bisset;Wichtl, 2001;Ghelardini et al, 1999). Dados farmacológicos: O óleo volátil causou inibição no crescimento de Candida albicans (Ezzat, 2001).…”

Section: Citrus Limon (L) Osbeck (Rutaceae) -Constituintes Químicos:unclassified

Dados químicos e farmacológicos sobre as plantas utilizadas como medicinais pela comunidade do bairro Ponta Grossa, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul

Vendruscolo¹,

Rates²,

Mentz³

2005

Rev. bras. farmacogn.

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Para estas espécies foi realizada uma revisão bibliográfi ca, buscando estudos sobre sua constituição química e atividade farmacológica. Para todas as espécies foram encontrados dados químicos e para nove delas dados de atividade farmacológica. Foram encontrados estudos clínicos para quatro espécies e usos terapêuticos aprovados por organismos internacionais para três espécies. Efeitos adversos foram encontrados, na literatura, para cinco das dez espécies pesquisadas e para seis destas, o uso durante a gestação é desaconselhado.Unitermos: Etnobotânica, plantas medicinais, farmacologia.ABSTRACT: "Chemical and pharmacologic data on medicinal plants used by the community of the Ponta Grossa neighborhood, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil". The ten most important species among all plants used as medicinal by the residents and Communitary Agents of Health from the Family Health Offi ce of Ponta Grossa neighborhood, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil were selected. A bibliographical review for these species was accomplished, fi nding studies about the chemical constitution for all species and some pharmacologic activity for nine of them. Clinical studies for four species and therapeutic uses approved by international organisms for three species were found. It was verifi ed that according to the literature, adverse effects for fi ve of the ten researched species and for six of these the use is dissuaded during the gestation.Keywords: Ethnobotany, medicinal plants, pharmacology. INTRODUÇÃONo Brasil, a possibilidade de implementação da fi toterapia no sistema público de saúde vem sendo considerada desde 1988 (CIPLAN) e faz parte das diretrizes da I Conferência Nacional de Assistência Farmacêutica (CNMAF, 2003). A partir de então, várias inicativas pontuais para estabelecer a fi toterapia na rede pública de sáude vêm ocorrendo, com destaque para o Programa de Fitoterapia do Ceará, alicerçado no Projeto Farmácias Vivas, idealizado pelo Prof. Francisco José de Abreu Matos (Matos et al., 2001). No entanto, para a maioria das plantas nativas não existem estudos científi cos e o uso no Brasil é baseado principalmente na tradicionalidade. A OMS reconhece a importância do uso tradicional, mas para a utilização de uma planta com fi nalidade terapêutica, em nível de saúde pública, é fundamental o estabelecimento de sua segurança, efi cácia e garantia de qualidade das preparações (Lapa et al., 2003; WHO, 2002;Rates, 2001). O uso inadequado destes recursos terapêuticos pode originar efeitos adversos retardados e/ou assintomáticos, interações medicamentosas ainda não estudadas e difi cilmente reconhecidas, além de retardar o diagnóstico e tratamento apropriado (Cañigueral; Vila, 2003;Rates, 2001). Nestes termos, o emprego no atendimento primário à saúde pode gerar um impacto social (Lapa et al., 2003), com aumento de gastos nos serviços públicos de saúde, visto que as plantas com maior volume de estudos científi cos que garantam efi cácia e segurança constituem matéria-prima importada, o que torna urgente a busca de inform...

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“…The seeds are used for medicinal purposes (Shah et al, 2010) and the seed kernel oil has been found to contain phenolic compounds, hence is widely used in cosmetics industries (Soong and Barlow, 2006). Key lime (Citrus aurantiifolia) seeds have been employed in folk medicine for the treatment of diseases and the seed oil is used in cosmetics industries for the production of perfumes (Vekiari et al, 2002). African star apple (Chrysophyllum albidum) seeds have a shiny hard brown casing which feels like plastic that allows them to be viable for years and used for local games (Akpabio et al, 2012).…”

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Comparative Studies on Proximate Composition and Phytochemical Screening of Mango, Key lime, African star apple and African pear Seeds as Possible Coagulant Aids for Water Treatment

Seghosime¹,

Awudza²,

Buamah³

et al. 2017

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

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Many fruits including mango (Mangifera indica), key lime (Citrus aurantiifolia), African star apple (Chrysophyllum albidum) and African or bush pear (Dacryodes edulis) are nutritionally valuable as human food, however after consumption of the fruits, their seeds are discarded as wastes since they are of no commercial value and this results in disposal problems. Hence assessment of the constituents of such waste seeds will enable their application to be considered. In this study the proximate composition and phytochemical constituents of the seeds of Duncan mango (Mangifera indica), key lime (Citrus aurantiifolia), African star apple (Chrysophyllum albidum: C. acreanum) and African or bush pear (Dacryodes edulis: D.e.var.edulis) obtained from southern part of Nigeria have been investigated and compared for the four different seeds. The results obtained from the proximate analyses showed that the major constituent of the seeds are carbohydrates, proteins and fats. The key lime seed was found to contain more protein and fat compared to the other seeds while the African star apple seed was found to contain the least fat and more carbohydrate compared to the other seeds. The phytochemicals detected in all the seeds were tannins, glycoside, coumarins and phenols, however steroids were absent. Only African star apple seed contained saponins and alkaloids. The results further indicated that only the key lime seed was devoid of flavonoid and starch. Tannins in plants have been reported to be among the active agents that bring about coagulation and natural polymers (proteins, carbohydrate (starch) etc.) act as bridging flocculants. Saponins, flavonoids coumarins and phenols have also been reported to posses antibacterial potentials against pathogenic organisms. This study shows that these seeds contain these constituents and they are present in reasonable amount. Therefore it is concluded that these seeds can be investigated as possible coagulant aids for drinking water treatment.

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Composition and Seasonal Variation of the Essential Oil from Leaves and Peel of a Cretan Lemon Variety

Cited by 154 publications

References 11 publications

Phytochemistry, GC-MS Analysis, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Potential of Essential Oil From Five Citrus Species

Phytochemistry, GC-MS Analysis, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Potential of Essential Oil From Five Citrus Species

Dados químicos e farmacológicos sobre as plantas utilizadas como medicinais pela comunidade do bairro Ponta Grossa, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul

Comparative Studies on Proximate Composition and Phytochemical Screening of Mango, Key lime, African star apple and African pear Seeds as Possible Coagulant Aids for Water Treatment

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