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- Title
Chemical composition, in vitro larvicidal and antileishmanial activities of the essential oil from Citrus reticulata Blanco fruit peel.
- Authors
Oliveira, A. C. S. D.; Fernandes, C. C.; Santos, L. S.; Candido, A. C. B. B.; Magalhães, L. G.; Miranda, M. L. D.
- Abstract
Numerous studies have investigated the chemical composition and biological activities of essential oils from different Citrus species fruit peel, leaves and flowers. This paper aims to investigate the chemical composition, larvicidal and antileishmanial activities of essential oil from Citrus reticulata fruit peel (CR-EO). CR-EO was obtained by hydrodistillation in a Clevenger-type apparatus and its chemical composition was analyzed by GC-MS and GC-FID. Limonene (85.7%), γ-terpinene (6.7%) and myrcene (2.1%) were identified as its major components. CR-EO showed high activity against promastigote forms of Leishmania amazonensis (IC50 = 8.23 µg/mL). CR-EO also exhibited high larvicidal activity against third instar Aedes aegypti larvae at a lethal concentration (LC50 = 58.35 µg/mL) and 100% mortality at 150 µg/mL. This study suggests, for the first time, the potential use of CR-EO against this important mosquito-borne viral disease caused by the genus Aedes.
- Subjects
MANDARIN orange; ESSENTIAL oils; AEDES aegypti; FRUIT skins; AMASTIGOTES; CITRUS fruits
- Publication
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2023, Vol 83, p1
- ISSN
1519-6984
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1519-6984.247539