Acaricidal activity and chemical composition of the essential oil from three Piper species

The chemical composition of the essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation of the aerial parts of Piper amalago , Piper mikanianum , and Piper xylosteoides was elucidated by gas chromatography (GC) and GC/mass spectrometry analyses. P. mikanianum and P. xylosteoides essential oils presented phenylp...

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Published in:Parasitology research (1987) 2010-06, Vol.107 (1), p.243-248
Main Authors: de B. F. Ferraz, Alexandre, Balbino, João Marcio, Zini, Claudia Alcaraz, Ribeiro, Vera Lucia S., Bordignon, Sérgio A. L., von Poser, Gilsane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acaricides - chemistry
Acaricides - isolation & purification
Acaricides - pharmacology
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Boophilus microplus
Cattle
Chromatography
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
General aspects
General aspects and techniques. Study of several systematic groups. Models
Immunology
Invertebrates
Ixodidae
Larva - drug effects
Medical Microbiology
Microbiology
Oils, Volatile - chemistry
Oils, Volatile - isolation & purification
Oils, Volatile - pharmacology
Piper
Piper - chemistry
Piper amalago
Rhipicephalus
Rhipicephalus - drug effects
Short Communication
Survival Analysis
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Summary:The chemical composition of the essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation of the aerial parts of Piper amalago , Piper mikanianum , and Piper xylosteoides was elucidated by gas chromatography (GC) and GC/mass spectrometry analyses. P. mikanianum and P. xylosteoides essential oils presented phenylpropanoids as their main compounds (67.89% and 48.53%, respectively) whereas P. amalago was rich in monoterpene and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (84.95%). The essential oils obtained were investigated for their effect on newly hatched larvae of the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus ( Boophilus ) microplus . The essential oil of P. mikanianum (LC 50 2.33 µL/mL) was more active than that of P. xylosteoides (LC 50 6.15 µL/mL) against the larvae, while the oil of P. amalago was inactive. These results suggest that phenylpropanoids, mainly apiol and safrole, are responsible for the acaricidal activity.
ISSN:0932-0113
1432-1955
DOI:10.1007/s00436-010-1878-y