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Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oil from Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr. from Guatemala

Background:Pimenta dioica is a native tree of Central America, Southern Mexico, and the Caribbean used in traditional medicine. It grows in wet forests in the Guatemalan departments of Petén and Izabal. Since the plant is not being economically exploited in Guatemala, this study was aimed at determi...

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Autores principales: Mérida-Reyes, Max Samuel, Muñoz-Wug, Manuel Alejandro, Oliva-Hernández, Bessie Evelyn, Gaitán-Fernández, Isabel Cristina, Simas, Daniel Luiz Reis, Ribeiro da Silva, Antonio Jorge, Pérez-Sabino, Juan Francisco
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7597960/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32977373
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicines7100059
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author Mérida-Reyes, Max Samuel
Muñoz-Wug, Manuel Alejandro
Oliva-Hernández, Bessie Evelyn
Gaitán-Fernández, Isabel Cristina
Simas, Daniel Luiz Reis
Ribeiro da Silva, Antonio Jorge
Pérez-Sabino, Juan Francisco
author_facet Mérida-Reyes, Max Samuel
Muñoz-Wug, Manuel Alejandro
Oliva-Hernández, Bessie Evelyn
Gaitán-Fernández, Isabel Cristina
Simas, Daniel Luiz Reis
Ribeiro da Silva, Antonio Jorge
Pérez-Sabino, Juan Francisco
author_sort Mérida-Reyes, Max Samuel
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description Background:Pimenta dioica is a native tree of Central America, Southern Mexico, and the Caribbean used in traditional medicine. It grows in wet forests in the Guatemalan departments of Petén and Izabal. Since the plant is not being economically exploited in Guatemala, this study was aimed at determining the composition of the essential oil of P. dioica leaves and fruits and the antibacterial activity of the leaves in order to evaluate its possible use in health products. The essential oils of fruits and leaves are used as rubefacient, anti-inflammatory, carminative, antioxidant, and antiflatulent in different countries. Methods: Fruits and leaves of P. dioica from Izabal Department were collected in April 2014 and extracted by hydrodistillation method. The oils were analyzed by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Results: Yields of 1.02 ± 0.11% for dried leaves and 1.51 ± 0.26% for fruits were obtained. Eugenol was the main component (65.9–71.4%). The leaf oil showed growth inhibition against two Gram-positive and two Gram-negative bacteria. Conclusions: The authors consider that the tree’s leaves can be evaluated as a source of ingredients for antiseptic products, and that it is important to evaluate other types of properties such as anti-inflammatory activity.
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spelling pubmed-75979602020-10-31 Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oil from Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr. from Guatemala Mérida-Reyes, Max Samuel Muñoz-Wug, Manuel Alejandro Oliva-Hernández, Bessie Evelyn Gaitán-Fernández, Isabel Cristina Simas, Daniel Luiz Reis Ribeiro da Silva, Antonio Jorge Pérez-Sabino, Juan Francisco Medicines (Basel) Article Background:Pimenta dioica is a native tree of Central America, Southern Mexico, and the Caribbean used in traditional medicine. It grows in wet forests in the Guatemalan departments of Petén and Izabal. Since the plant is not being economically exploited in Guatemala, this study was aimed at determining the composition of the essential oil of P. dioica leaves and fruits and the antibacterial activity of the leaves in order to evaluate its possible use in health products. The essential oils of fruits and leaves are used as rubefacient, anti-inflammatory, carminative, antioxidant, and antiflatulent in different countries. Methods: Fruits and leaves of P. dioica from Izabal Department were collected in April 2014 and extracted by hydrodistillation method. The oils were analyzed by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Results: Yields of 1.02 ± 0.11% for dried leaves and 1.51 ± 0.26% for fruits were obtained. Eugenol was the main component (65.9–71.4%). The leaf oil showed growth inhibition against two Gram-positive and two Gram-negative bacteria. Conclusions: The authors consider that the tree’s leaves can be evaluated as a source of ingredients for antiseptic products, and that it is important to evaluate other types of properties such as anti-inflammatory activity. MDPI 2020-09-23 /pmc/articles/PMC7597960/ /pubmed/32977373 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicines7100059 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Mérida-Reyes, Max Samuel
Muñoz-Wug, Manuel Alejandro
Oliva-Hernández, Bessie Evelyn
Gaitán-Fernández, Isabel Cristina
Simas, Daniel Luiz Reis
Ribeiro da Silva, Antonio Jorge
Pérez-Sabino, Juan Francisco
Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oil from Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr. from Guatemala
title Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oil from Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr. from Guatemala
title_full Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oil from Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr. from Guatemala
title_fullStr Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oil from Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr. from Guatemala
title_full_unstemmed Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oil from Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr. from Guatemala
title_short Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oil from Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr. from Guatemala
title_sort composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oil from pimenta dioica (l.) merr. from guatemala
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7597960/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32977373
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicines7100059
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