Essential oil analysis of 10 Piperaceae species from the Brazilian Atlantic forest
2001
Santos, P.R.D. dos | Moreira, D. de L. | Guimaraes, E.F. | Kaplan, M.A.C.
The volatile composition of ten Piperaceae species, comprising three genera (Ottonia, Piper and Peperomia) has been studied. The species were collected in a typical fragment of the Brazilian Atlantic forest, constantly being damaged by human action. The essential oils were obtained by hydrodistillation in a modified Clevenger-type apparatus and their analyses were performed by GC and GC/MS. Identification of the substances was made by comparison of mass spectra and retention indices with literature records. A great number of non-oxygenated monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes were identified. Most of these sesquiterpenes are derived from E,E-farnesyl-PP, suggesting a preference of these species to synthesize metabolites from this pathway. Arylpropanoids, although being common compounds produced by Piperaceae species, were not found in these oils.
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