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. 2021 Nov 9;22(22):12140. doi: 10.3390/ijms222212140

Table 2.

Chemical composition of essential oils from Annonaceae species occurring in Brazil.

Species Collection Place Collection Date Part of
Plant
(Yield)
Extraction Technique Majority Constituents
(% >5);
Substance Classes; Total
Reference
Anaxagorea Brevipes Benth Amazonas September 2009 Leaves (0.52%) HD Guaiol, γ-eudesmol, β-eudesmol and α-eudesmol; M: 3.35%, SH: 13.56%; T: 75.69% [51]
Annona coriacea Mart. São Paulo October 2009 Leaves (0.05%) HD Bicyclogermacrene, γ-muurolene and δ-cadinene; M: 20.0%, S: 76.7%; O: 3.3%; T: 96.5% [39]
A. exsucca DC. Pará March 2019 Leaves (NI) HD Linalool, β-elemene, (E)-caryophyllene, α-humulene, germacrene D and bicyclogermacrene; HM: 2.3%, OM: 11.61%, SH: 80.52%, OS: 4.07%; T: 99.34% [52]
A. exsucca Pará September 2019 Leaves (NI) HD p-Cymene, sylvestrene, terpinolene, linalool, germacrene D and bicyclogermacrene; HM: 43.36%, OM: 19.39%, SH: 31.29%, OS: 5.10%; T: 99.14% [52]
A. leptopetala (R.E.Fr.) H. Rainer Paraíba August 2016 Leaves (0.04%) HD α-Limonene, linalool, α-terpineol, (E)-caryophyllene, bicyclogermacrene, spathulenol and guaiol; T: 98.1% [42]
A. pickelii (Diels) H. Rainer Sergipe March 2010 Leaves (0.2%) HD Bicyclogermacrene, (E)-caryophyllene, α-copaene and germacrene D; M: 0.6%, S: 97.7%; T: 98.3% [43]
A. pickelii Sergipe September 2010 Leaves (0.3%) HD Bicyclogermacrene, (E)-caryophyllene and α-copaene; T: 99.5% [53]
A. salzmannii A. DC. Sergipe March 2010 Leaves (0.1%) HD Bicyclogermacrene, (E)-caryophyllene, δ-cadinene, α-copaene, and allo-aromadendrene; M: 2.5%, S: 93.7%; T: 96.2% [43]
A. salzmannii Sergipe September 2010 Leaves (0.04%) HD δ-cadinene, (E)-caryophyllene, α-copaene, bicyclogermacrene and germacrene D; T: 98.7% [53]
A. squamosa L. Sergipe September 2012 Leaves HD (E)-Caryophyllene, germacrene D and bicyclogermacrene; M: 2.0%; S: 65.1%; T: 99.1% [44]
A. sylvatica A. St.-Hil Anelise Mato Grosso do Sul September 2010 Leaves (0.17%) HD Hinesol, (Z)-caryophyllene, β-malien, γ-gurjunene; T: 98.97% [45]
A. vepretorum Mart. Sergipe April 2012 Leaves (0.59%) HD α-Phellandrene, o-cymene, (E)-β-ocimene, bicyclogermacrene and spathulenol; M: 30.18%, S: 67.41%, T: 97.59% [54]
A. vepretorum Pernambuco January 2012 Leaves (0.09%) HD α-Pinene, limonene, spathulenol and caryophyllene oxide; T:
93.9%
[3]
A. vepretorum Pernambuco April 2015 Leaves (NI) HD Limonene, (E)-β-ocimene, germacrene D and bicyclogermacrene [55]
A. vepretorum Sergipe April 2010 Leaves (NI) HD Bicyclogermacrene, spathulenol, α-phellandrene, α-pinene, (E)-β-ocimene, germacrene D and p-cymene; M: 29.2%, S: 68.9%; T: 98.1% [56]
A. vepretorum Sergipe March 2012 Leaves (0.76%) HD Bicyclogermacrene, spathulenol and α-phellandrene; M: 34.0%; S: 65.1%; T: 99.1% [44]
Bocageopsis multiflora (Mart.) R.E. Fr. Amazonas June 2013 Leaves (0.34%) HD α-trans-Bergamotene, β-bisabolene, spathulenol and β-copaen-4-α-ol; HM: 0.3%, OM: 1.0%, SH: 34.3%, OS: 49.5%, T: 95.0% [49]
B. multiflora Rondônia July 2018 Aerial parts (0.12%) HD cis-Linalool oxide (furanoid) and 1-epi-cubenol [57]
B. pleiosperma Maas Amazonas NI Leaves (0.28%) HD (E)-α-Bergamotene, (E)-β-farnesene and β-bisabolene; T: 87.64% [58]
B. pleiosperma Amazonas NI Barks (0.27%) HD β-Selinene, α-selinene, β-bisabolene and δ-cadinene; T: 97.11% [58]
B. pleiosperma Amazonas NI Twigs (0.25%) HD β-Bisabolene, (2Z,6Z)-farnesol and cryptomerone; T: 72.64% [58]
Cardiopetalum calophyllum (Schltdl.) Goiás September 2014 Flowers (NI) HD (E)-Caryophyllene, germacrene D and germacrene B; M: 0.51%, S: 70.11% [59]
C. calophyllum Goiás December 2014 Fruits (NI) HD Germacrene D, germacrene B and spathulenol; M: 0.55%, S: 73.29% [59]
C. calophyllum Goiás March 2014 Leaves (NI) HD Spathulenol, viridiflorol, (–)-isolongifolol acetate, and (Z,E)-farnesol; M: 0.43%, S: 66.04% [59]
Duguetia furfuracea (A. St. -Hil.) Saff. Minas Gerais August 2016 Stem bark (0.5%) SD Cyperene, α-gurjunene, bicyclogermacrene, 2,4,5-trimethoxystyrene and (E)-asarone; T: 99.5% [13]
D. furfuracea Minas Gerais August 2016 Leaves (0.8%) HD Spathulenol and bicyclogermacrene [60]
D. furfuracea Minas Gerais August 2016 Underground parts (wood) (0.7%) HD (E)-Asarone, cyperene, 2,4,5-trimethoxystyrene, bicyclogermacrene and α-gurjunene [60]
D. furfuracea Minas Gerais August 2016 Underground parts (trunk) (0.9%) HD (E)-Asarone and 2,4,5-trimethoxystyrene [60]
D. lanceolata St. Hil. Minas Gerais April 2012 Twigs (0.4%) HD β-Elemene, β-caryophyllene, β-selinene, δ-cadinene, caryophyllene oxide, humulene II epoxide, β-eudesmol and cadina-1,4-dien-3-ol; HM: 4.0%, OM: 3.8%, SH: 40.0%, OS: 44.9%; T: 92.9% [61]
D. lanceolata Minas Gerais NI Leaves (0.4%) HD α-Selinene, aristolochene, (E)-caryophyllene and (E)-calamenene [60]
D. lanceolata São Paulo March 2012 Leaves (0.3%) HD trans-Muurola-4(14),5-diene, β-bisabolene, 3,4,5-
trimethoxy-styrene and 2,4,5-trimethoxy-styrene
[62]
D. lanceolata Minas Gerais NI Barks (0.5%) HD β-elemene, caryophyllene oxide and β-selinene; HM: 1.6%, OM: 5.9%, SH: 31.9%, OS: 59.8%, H: 0.4%; T: 99.6% [38]
D. quitarensis
Benth.
Rondônia June 2018 Aerial parts (0.11%) HD 4-Heptanol, α-thujene, α-copaene, (E)-caryophyllene and germacrene D; M: 21.2%, OM: 2.5%, S: 37.8%, OS: 1.4%; T: 97.3% [57]
D. gardneriana Mart. Sergipe November 2013 Leaves (0.13%) HD β-Bisabolene and elemicin; S: 96.0%; T: 96.0% [11]
Ephedranthus amazonicus R.E. Fr Amazonas September 2012 Leaves (0.2%) HD Cyclosativene, α-muurolene, spathulenol, caryophyllene oxide and humulene epoxide II; OM: 0.6%, SH: 20.8%, OS: 74.2%; T: 98.0% [49]
Fusaea longifolia Saff Rondônia July 2018 Aerial parts (0.18%) HD (E)-Caryophyllene, β-selinene, cis-β-guayene and (Z)-α-bisabolene; M: 0.1%, S: 85.6%, OS: 2.0%; T: 88.5% [57]
Guatteria australis A. ST.-HIL. Rio de Janeiro February 2011 Aerial parts (0.1%) HD β-Pinene, trans-pinocarveol, trans-verbenol, myrtenol, spathulenol and caryophyllene oxide; M: 14.45%, OM: 27.47%, S: 0.76%, OS: 51.89%; T: 94.26% [63]
G. australis São Paulo NI Leaves (0.16%) HD (E)-Caryophyllene, germacrene D and germacrene B; M: 17.24%, S: 79.40%; T: 96.64% [64]
G. blepharophylla Mart. Amazonas September 2012 Leaves (0.16%) HD Palustrol, spathulenol and caryophyllene oxide; SH: 6.4%, OS: 88.0%; O: 4.6%; T: 99.0% [49]
G. blepharophylla Amazonas January 2008 Leaves (0.3%) HD Caryophyllene oxide; M: 0.1%, S: 91.2%; T: 91.3% [65]
G. elliptica R. E. Fries São Paulo NI Leaves (0.11%) HD Spathulenol and caryophyllene oxide; SH: 0.5%, OS: 99.5%; T: 100.0% [9]
G. elliptica São Paulo NI Leaves (0.21%) HD Spathulenol, caryophyllene oxide and β-copaen-α-ol; SH: 9.5%, OS: 91.5%, O: 0.5%; T: 100.0% [9]
G. friesiana (W.A.Rodrigues) Erkens & Maas Amazonas NI Leaves (1.17%) HD γ-Eudesmol, β-eudesmol and α-eudesmol; S: 93.0%; T: 93.0% [66]
G. friesiana Amazonas January 2008 Leaves (0.6%) HD β-Eudesmol, γ-eudesmol e α-eudesmol; S: 98.2%; T: 98.2% [65]
G. hispida (R.E. Fries) Amazonas July 2008 Leaves (0.5%) HD (E)-Caryophyllene; M: 68.4%, S: 31.0%; T: 99.4% [65]
G. latifolia (Mart.) R.E.Fr. Rio de Janeiro February 2011 Aerial parts (0.1%) HD Spathulenol and caryophyllene oxide; OM: 6.94%, S: 3.35%, OS: 64.46%; T: 73.24% [63]
G. megalophylla Diels Amazonas September 2018 Leaves (0.12%) HD δ-elemene, β-elemene, γ-muurolene, bicyclogermacrene and spathulenol; M: 1.41%, S: 87.30%; T: 88.71 [67]
G. pogonopus Mart.
Sergipe NI Leaves (0.22%) HD Germacrene D, γ-amorphene and spathulenol; S: 88.4%; T: 88.4% [66]
G. pogonopus Sergipe February 2012 Leaves (0.28%) HD α-Pinene, β-pinene, (E)-caryophyllene, germacrene D, bicyclogermacrene and γ-patchoulene; M: 23.13%, S: 60.44%; T: 86.19% [68]
G. punctata (Aubl.) R. A. Howard. Rondônia September 2018 Aerial parts (0.39%) HD (E)-Caryophyllene, germacrene D, cis-β-guayene and (E)-nerolidol; HO: 2.8%; M: 0.6%; S: 56.8%; OS: 19.1%; T: 79.3% [57]
G. sellowiana Schltdl Rio de Janeiro February 2011 Aerial parts (0.1%) HD (Z)-β-Farnesene, β-bisabolene, cis-α-bisabolene, spathulenol and caryophyllene oxide; OM: 5.16%; S: 6.55%; OS: 78.28%; T: 89.99% [63]
G. ferruginea A. St.-Hil. Rio de Janeiro February 2011 Aerial parts (0.1%) HD trans-Pinocarveol, myrtenol, (E,E)-α-farnesene, spathulenol and caryophyllene oxide; M: 1.47%; OM: 24.54%; S: 1.91%; OS: 60.41%; T: 88.33% [63]
Onychopetalum amazonicum R.E.Fr. Amazonas March 2015 Leaves (0.18%) HD α-Copaene, (E)-caryophyllene, bicyclogermacrene, δ-cadinene, spathulenol and caryophyllene oxide; SH: 60.7%, OS: 27.1%; T: 87.8% [69]
O. amazonicum Amazonas March 2015 Trunk bark (0.37%) HD α-Gurjunene, allo-aromadendrene and α-epi-cadinol; SH: 56.9%; OS: 35.3%; T: 92.2% [69]
O. amazonicum Amazonas March 2015 Twigs (0.34%) HD α-Gurjunene, α-epi-cadinol and cyperotundone; SH: 27.5%; OS: 47.5%; T: 75.0% [69]
O. periquino (Rusby) D.M. Johnson & N.A. Murray Acre March 2017 Leaves (0.24%) HD β-elemene, β-selinene and spathulenol; SH: 78.86%; OS: 12.45%; T: 91.31% [70]
Porcelia macrocarpa R.E. Fries São Paulo NI Leaves HD Germacrene D, bicyclogermacrene and phytol; M: 0.39%; S: 76.0%; D: 7.3%; T: 84.0% [71]
P. macrocarpa São Paulo November 2011 Fruits HD Neril, geranil formate, γ-muurolene, δ-cadinene,
dendrolasin, hexacosane; M: 44.8%; S: 37.1%; D: 0.51%; HC: 10.49%; O: 6.7%; T: 99.6%
[71]
Unonopsis guatterioides (A.DC.) R.E.Fr Mato Grosso do Sul March 2005 Leaves (0.15%) HD α-Copaene, β-elemene, (E)-caryophyllene, α-humulene, allo-aromadendrene, germacrene D, bicyclogermacrene and spathulenol [72]
Xylopia aromatica (Lam.) Mart. Amazonas September 2012 Leaves (0.25%) HD trans-Pinocarveol, α-campholenal, camphor, dihydrocarveol, verbenone and spathulenol; HM: 2.2%; OM: 52.3%; SH: 14.6%; OS: 29.5%; T: 98.6% [49]
X. aromatica Goiás February 2015 Leaves (0.1%) HD Bicyclogermacrene, spathulenol, globulol, cis-guaia-3,9-dien-11-ol and khusinol; OM: 2.74%, SH: 9.62%, OS: 71.25%, D: 1.2%, O: 13.15%; T: 97.96% [73]
X. aromatica Goiás October 2014 Flowers (0.2%) HD Bicyclogermacrene, 7-epi-α-eudesmol, khusinol, pentadecan-2-one and n-tricosane; OM: 3.44%; SH: 17.24%; OS: 51.7%; D: 6.88%, O: 20.67%; T: 99.93% [73]
X. frutescens Aubl. Paraíba April 2010 Leaves (NI) HD (E)-Caryophyllene, γ-cadinene, β-ocimene and cadin-4-en-10-ol; T: 90.20% [74]
X. frutescens Sergipe April 2013 Leaves (NI) HD (E)-β-Ocimene, β-elemene, (E)-caryophyllene, germacrene D and bicyclogermacrene [75]
X. frutescens Sergipe July 2011 Leaves (1.0%) HD (E)-Caryophyllene, bicyclogermacrene, germacrene D,
δ-cadinene, viridiflorene and α-copaene; M: 0.41%; S: 96.10%; T: 96.51%
[33]
X. laevigata (Mart.) R. E. Fries Sergipe NI Leaves (1.4%) HD Germacrene D, bicyclogermacrene, (E)-caryophyllene and germacrene B; T: 98.68% [76]
X. laevigata Sergipe November 2012 Fresh fruits (0.4%) HD α-Pinene, β-pinene and limonene; M: 95.0%; S: 4.6%; T: 99.6% [77]
X. laevigata Sergipe April 2013 Leaves HD (E)-Caryophyllene, γ-muurolene, germacrene D, bicyclogermacrene, δ-cadinene and germacrene B [75]
X. laevigata Sergipe April 2010 Leaves (>1.0%) HD γ-Muurolene, δ-cadinene, germacrene D, bicyclogermacrene, α-copaene and (E)-caryophyllene;
M: 2.14%, S: 95.35%; T: 97.49%
[34]
X. laevigata Sergipe March 2010 Leaves (1.58%) HD Germacrene D, bicyclogermacrene and (E)-caryophyllene; M: 1.15%, S: 98.60%; T: 99.75% [34]
X. laevigata Sergipe July 2010 Leaves (>1.0%) HD Germacrene D, bicyclogermacrene, (E)-caryophyllene and germacrene B; M: 7.28%, S: 91.18%; D: 0.22 T: 98.68% [34]
X. langsdorffiana St.-Hil. & Tul. Paraíba July 2012 Fresh fruits (0.03%) HD α-Pinene, camphene, D-limonene, caryophyllene oxide and esclarene; T: 100.0% [12]
X. sericea A. St.-Hil. Minas Gerais September 2011 Fruits (0.93%) HD Germacrene D, spathulenol and guaiol; M: 9.65%; S: 81.5%; D: 7.79%; O: 0.1%; T: 99.04% [50]
X. sericea Minas Gerais July 2012 Leaves (0.5%) HD α-Pinene, β-pinene, o-cymene and D-limonene [78]

SD: steam distillation; HD: hydrodistillation; HC: hydrocarbons; D: diterpenes; M: monoterpenes (hydrocarbons and oxygenates); S: sesquiterpenes (hydrocarbons and oxygenates); HM: hydrocarbon monoterpenes; OM: oxygenated monoterpenes; SH: sesquiterpene hydrocarbons; OS: oxygenated sesquiterpenes; O: other class; NI: not informed; T: total identified compounds.