Health Properties of Dietary Monoterpenes

Moreira, Rafael Chelala; Vespermann, Kele A. C.; Bicas, Juliano Lemos; Maróstica, Mário Roberto

doi:10.1002/9781119769620.ch13

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“…Amongst them, monoterpenes are main components of many plants and in some essential oils account for almost 90% of the oil 16 and are the most successful group of botanicals 17 . They are known to show various properties such as anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antioxidant, and antihypertensive 18 . Monoterpenes are derived from universal C 5 building blocks, DMAPP (dimethylallyl diphosphate) and IPP (isopentenyl diphosphate).…”

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Growth inhibitory, immunosuppressive, cytotoxic, and genotoxic effects of γ-terpinene on Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Diksha,

Singh,

Mahajan

et al. 2023

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Abstractγ-Terpinene, a monoterpene widely present in essential oils of many medicinal and aromatic plants with numerous biological properties, was evaluated for its insecticidal activity against melon fruit fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett). Different concentrations (5, 25, 125, 625, and 3125 ppm) of γ-terpinene along with control were fed to larvae of melon fly. The number of pupae formed and adults emerged declined significantly after treatment. Morphologically deformed adults and pupae were also observed. The developmental duration too prolonged in treated larvae. Food assimilated, mean relative growth rate, larval weight gain, and pupal weight also declined. In the larvae treated with LC30 and LC50 concentrations, there was a decline in the titers of phenoloxidase and total hemocyte count, and variations were observed in the differential hemocyte count, suggesting an immunosuppressive effect of γ-terpinene on melon fly. Both concentrations also led to an increase in the apoptotic and necrotic cells as well as decrease in the viable hemocytes in the circulating hemolymph of treated larvae. Comet parameters (tail length, % tail DNA, tail moment, and olive tail moment) of γ-terpinene fed larvae increased significantly. Given the observed effects of γ-terpinene on normal developmental and nutritional physiology, its immunosuppressive properties, and its potential for genome damage, it can be considered for incorporation into integrated pest management strategies for controlling Z. cucurbitae.

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