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- Title
Chemical Composition and Antityrosinase Activity of the Leaf Essential Oil of Litsea nitida.
- Authors
Ray, Asit; Mohanta, Omprakash; Jena, Sudipta; Sahoo, Ambika; Das, Prabhat Kumar; Nayak, Sanghamitra; Panda, Pratap Chandra
- Abstract
This article examines the chemical composition and antityrosinase activity of the leaf essential oil of Litsea nitida, a tree native to Eastern Himalaya, Myanmar, and parts of India. Litsea is a genus of plants with over 300 species found in tropical Asia, the Pacific, Australia, and North and Central America. The essential oils of Litsea species have various medicinal and aromatic uses, and this study provides the first report on the chemical composition and tyrosinase activity of Litsea nitida's essential oil. The oil was found to contain sesquiterpene hydrocarbons, aldehydes, oxygenated diterpenes, and oxygenated monoterpenes. The document also mentions the chemical composition of the essential oil of Litsea glutinosa, collected from Bangladesh, and the presence of β-caryophyllene in other Litsea species. The tyrosinase inhibitory activity of Litsea nitida's essential oil was found to be less effective than kojic acid. The authors express gratitude for the support and facilities provided for the research.
- Subjects
ESSENTIAL oils; CARYOPHYLLENE; MONOTERPENES; PHYTOCHEMICALS; SODIUM sulfate
- Publication
Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 2024, Vol 60, Issue 2, p362
- ISSN
0009-3130
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10600-024-04326-2