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- Title
Essential Oils from Annonaceae Species from Brazil: A Systematic Review of Their Phytochemistry, and Biological Activities.
- Authors
Cascaes, Márcia Moraes; Carneiro, Odirleny dos Santos; Nascimento, Lidiane Diniz do; de Moraes, Ângelo Antônio Barbosa; de Oliveira, Mozaniel Santana; Cruz, Jorddy Neves; Guilhon, Giselle Maria Skelding Pinheiro; Andrade, Eloisa Helena de Aguiar
- Abstract
The present work involves a systematic review of the chemical composition and biological effects of essential oils from the Annonaceae species collected in Brazil from 2011 to 2021. Annonaceae is one of the most important botanical families in Brazil, as some species have economic value in the market as local and international fruit. In addition, the species have useful applications in several areas—for instance, as raw materials for use in cosmetics and perfumery and as medicinal plants. In folk medicine, species such as Annona glabra L. and Xylopia sericea A. St.-Hil. are used to treat diseases such as rheumatism and malaria. The species of Annonaceae are an important source of essential oils and are rich in compounds belonging to the classes of mono and sesquiterpenes; of these compounds, α-pinene, β-pinene, limonene, (E)-caryophyllene, bicyclogermacrene, caryophyllene oxide, germacrene D, spathulenol, and β-elemene are the most abundant. The antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antileishmania, antioxidant, antiproliferative, cytotoxic, larvicidal, trypanocidal, and antimalarial activities of essential oils from the Annonaceae species in Brazil have been described in previous research, with the most studies on this topic being related to their antiproliferative or cytotoxic activities. In some studies, it was observed that the biological activity reported for these essential oils was superior to that of drugs available on the market, as is the case of the essential oil of the species Guatteria punctata (Aubl.) R. A. Howard., which showed a trypanocidal effect that was 34 times stronger than that of the reference drug benznidazol.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; ESSENTIAL oils; ANNONACEAE; BOTANICAL chemistry; SPECIES; TRADITIONAL medicine; MALARIA; LEISHMANIASIS
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021, Vol 22, Issue 22, p12140
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms222212140