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CHANGES IN THE ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION OF LEAVES OF ECHINODORUS MACROPHYLLUS EXPOSED TO GAMMA-RADIATION
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciências Exatas. Departamento de Química. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciências Exatas. Departamento de Química. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciências Exatas. Departamento de Química. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Instituto de Ciências Exatas. Departamento de Química. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciências Exatas. Departamento de Química. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciências Exatas. Departamento de Química. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Instituto de Ciências Exatas. Departamento de Química. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Abstract
Leaves of Echinodorus macrophyllus (Kunth) Micheli, Alismataceae, were exposed to different doses of gamma-radiation (0.00, 1.00, 3.00, 5.00, 10.00, and 20.00 kGy) and the chemical composition of their essential oils was investigated. The extractive process of the essential oil was more favored when the leaves were irradiated. The essential oil components were identified by correlation between GC-FID data and retention parameters obtained from the Kovats method. Moreover, GC-MS analyses of the essential oils were correlated with fragmentation profiles in the NIST standard mass fragmentation data bank. The essential oil of E. macrophyllus contains biologically active constituents of different chemical classes. Acyclic monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes showed increase in concentration when the leaves were exposed to gamma-radiation. On the other hand, the component concentrations of some chemical classes were lightly decreased, i.e., for bicyclic monoterpenes, diterpenes, triterpenes, carboxylic esters, and carotenoid derivatives.
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