SLIDE 1 MOL2NET, 2016, 2(14), pages 1- x 1 http://sciforum.net/conference/mol2net-02/wrsamc
MOL2NET PHYTOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF Hyptis martiusii Benth’s (cidreira- brava) LEAVES, BY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY COUPLED TO MASS SPECTROMETRY
Isaac Moura Araujo* 1, Paulo Ricardo Batista 1, Daniel Souza Bezerra 2, Francisco Rodolpho Sobreira Dantas Nóbrega de Figueirêdo 3, Gyllyandeson de Araujo Delmondes 3 , Maysa de Oliveira Barbosa 4, Cícero Francisco Bezerra Felipe5, Marta Regina Kerntopf 6
1 Graduation in Biological Sciences at the Regional University of Cariri - URCA; Crato - Ceará,
- Brazil. E-Mail: pauloricardoadauto@outlook.com;
2 Postgraduate Program in Biological Chemistry, Regional University of Cariri - URCA; Crato -
Ceará, Brazil; E-Mails: danielbezerra02@gmail.com;
3 Postgraduate Program in Molecular Bioprospecting, Regional University of Cariri - URCA; Crato -
Ceará, Brazil; E-Mails: gyllyandesondelmondes@gmail.com; rodolpho@gmail.com
4 Postgraduate Program in Ethnobiology and Conservation of Nature by Federal Rural University of
Pernambuco - UFRPE; Recife – Pernambuco, Brazil E-Mails: maysabarbosa.ce@gmail.com;
5 Professor at the Federal University of Paraíba - UFPB; João Pessoa – Paraíba, Brazil; E-Mails:
cicerof@hotmail.com;
6 Professor in the Department of Biological Chemistry at the Regional University of Cariri; Crato -
Ceará, Brazil; E-Mails: martaluiz@yahoo.com.br; * E-Mail: isaac.faculdade@hotmail.com; Tel.: +55 (88) 997650939. Received: / Accepted: / Published: Abstract: Among the great Brazilian biodiversity, there are innumerable species of plants that have been traditionally used to treat various diseases. However, great amount of them have not been validated yet, regarding its pharmacological potential, mainly due to the absence of chemical analyses of the plant’s components. Therefore, it is emphasized the significance of phytochemistry in the search of knowledge and identification of active chemical compounds which may influence the pharmacological responses of plants with medicinal interest. Thus, the objective of this study was to identify the major compounds present in the essential oil of Hyptis martiusii Benth (OEHM). The oil extraction was made using 250g of fresh leaves and 1,5L of water, maintained on ebullition for two hours in a 5L round-bottom flask. The resulting mixture of water and oil was collected in a modified Clavenger apparatus, than it was separated and dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate (Na2SO4). The chemical analysis of OEHM was performed by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC/ME) and its compounds identification were performed by comparing the obtained mass spectrum with already existing patterns in literature. Twenty compounds were identified in OEHM,
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