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Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2019
Abstract
© 2018 Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia The present work investigates the leaf and stem anatomy, chemical composition and insecticidal activities (against Cimex lectularius Linnaeus, 1758) of the volatile oils of Schinus molle L., Anacardiaceae, a Brazilian native traditional medicinal plant. Noteworthy micro-morphological features that can help in the identification and quality control of the species include the presence of isobilateral and amphistomatic leaves, anomocytic and cyclocytic stomata, capitate glandular and conical non-glandular trichomes, large secretory ducts in the midrib, presence of druses and prismatic crystals, and the petiole vascular system comprising of five vascular bundles arranged in U-shape and an additional dorsal bundle. The major components of the volatile oil include β-pinene (14.7%), α-pinene (14.1%), limonene (9.4%) and muurolol (11.8%). Insecticidal activities of the volatile oil against bed bugs were investigated for the first time; strong toxicity by fumigation with the volatile oil of S. molle was observed and reported herein.
Relational Format
journal article
Recommended Citation
Liu, H., Joshi, A., Chopra, P., Liu, L., Boons, G.-J., & Sharp, J. S. (2019). Salt-free fractionation of complex isomeric mixtures of glycosaminoglycan oligosaccharides compatible with ESI-MS and microarray analysis. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 16566. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53070-z
DOI
10.1038/s41598-019-53070-z