Intraspecific Variation of the Volatile Chemical Composition of Myracrodruon urundeuva Fr. Allem. (“Aroeira-do-Sertão”): Characterization of Six Chemotypes

Abstract

Myracrodruon urundeuva Fr. Allem. (Anacardiaceae) is the scientific designation of "aroeira-do-sertão", a tree well dispersed through the "Caatinga", the characteristic northeastern Brazil flora. Its trunk bark decoction is used to treat cutaneous affections, urinary and respiratory diseases and as a postpartum aseptic bath. This work reports the analyses of the essential oils from leaves of 62 specimens of "aroeira-do-sertão". Analyses by 1 H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS) of all oil samples permitted the characterization of all major components and, in consequence, the characterization of six different chemotypes of M. urundeuva, represented by the chemomarkers: myrcene, α-pinene, limonene, Δ 3 -carene, (Z) and (E)-β-ocimene.

Biotechnological potential of essential oils from native and cultivated plants in Brazil

“…The leaf essential oils from 62 specimens of Myracrodruon urundeuva were analyzed and six different chemotypes were characterized, nevertheless the variation was not related to the harvest time or habitat (De Aquino;. In another study, among the essential oils extracted from 31 populations of Lippia integrifolia, many differences were observed among them, being defined five chemotypes, associating the variation of the composition to the genetic factor (Marcial et al, 2016).…”

Uso, conhecimento e conservação de Myracrodruon urundeuva: uma revisão sistemática

“…Os compostos fenólicos desta espécie ainda incluem flavonoides, terpenos, cumarinas, saponinas, xantonas e alcaloides (Carlini et al, 2010;Cecílio et al, 2012;Pinho et al, 2012;Gomes et al, 2013a;Gomes et al, 2013b;Farias et al, 2013;Oliveira et al, 2013a;Oliveira et al, 2017;Figueredo et al, 2014;Vieira et al, 2015;Machado et al, 2016;Galvão et al, 2018;Castro et al, 2020;Cecílio et al, 2016;Araújo et al, 2017;Aquino, Araújo, & Silveira, 2017;Carvalho et al, 2017).…”

Profile of Myracrodruon urundeuva Volatile Compounds Ease of Extraction and Biodegradability and In Silico Evaluation of Their Interactions with COX-1 and iNOS

“…Its fruits have an oval shape, and a firm calyx, considered fruit-seed [ 1 , 2 ]. This species comes from cerrado and semiarid regions [ 3 ] and can be found in Brazil from the Northeast to the South of the country, presenting significant economic value [ 4 , 5 , 6 ].…”