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Chemical composition, in vitro larvicidal and antileishmanial activities of the essential oil from Citrus reticulata Blanco fruit peel
- Source :
- Brazilian Journal of Biology v.83 2023, Brazilian Journal of Biology, Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (IIE), instacron:IIE, Brazilian Journal of Biology, Vol 83 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Instituto Internacional de Ecologia, 2023.
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Abstract
- Numerous studies have investigated the chemical composition and biological activities of essential oils from different Citrus species fruit peel, leaves and flowers. This paper aims to investigate the chemical composition, larvicidal and antileishmanial activities of essential oil from Citrus reticulata fruit peel (CR-EO). CR-EO was obtained by hydrodistillation in a Clevenger-type apparatus and its chemical composition was analyzed by GC-MS and GC-FID. Limonene (85.7%), ɣ-terpinene (6.7%) and myrcene (2.1%) were identified as its major components. CR-EO showed high activity against promastigote forms of Leishmania amazonensis (IC50 = 8.23 µg/mL). CR-EO also exhibited high larvicidal activity against third instar Aedes aegypti larvae at a lethal concentration (LC50 = 58.35 µg/mL) and 100% mortality at 150 µg/mL. This study suggests, for the first time, the potential use of CR-EO against this important mosquito-borne viral disease caused by the genus Aedes.
- Subjects :
- Citrus
Insecticides
QH301-705.5
Science
Aedes aegypti
law.invention
chemistry.chemical_compound
Aedes
law
Oils, Volatile
Animals
Biology (General)
Chemical composition
Essential oil
Limonene
Larva
biology
Botany
biology.organism_classification
Horticulture
QL1-991
chemistry
QK1-989
Fruit
Myrcene
Instar
limonene
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Zoology
Leishmania amazonensis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Brazilian Journal of Biology v.83 2023, Brazilian Journal of Biology, Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (IIE), instacron:IIE, Brazilian Journal of Biology, Vol 83 (2021)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....00716aa26bb8bf5eef408a8ea2363a15