Chemical diversity of accessions of the in vivo germplasm bank of Varronia curassavica (Jacq.)



Document title: Chemical diversity of accessions of the in vivo germplasm bank of Varronia curassavica (Jacq.)
Journal: Acta scientiarum. Agronomy
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000459997
ISSN: 1679-9275
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Departamento de Solos e Recursos Ambientais, Botucatu, Sao Paulo. Brasil
2Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Quimica, Campinas, Sao Paulo. Brasil
3Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias, Montes Claros, Minas Gerais. Brasil
Year:
Volumen: 42
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Experimental, analítico
English abstract Varronia curassavica (Jacq.) is a shrub and perennial plant native to Brazil that has therapeutic, anti-inflammatory and cicatrizing properties. The objective of this work was to study the chemical diversity of the native populations of this species maintained in the in vivo germplasm bank from Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The essential oils of 10 accessions analyzed in triplicate were obtained by hydrodistillation. Fifty-five compounds were detected, 46 of which were identified by GC-MS analysis. Essential oil yield ranged from 0.1 (VC-9) to 1.22% (VC-3) among the studied accessions. Three groups were formed by cluster analysis. Group A presented lower relative abundance of the compounds α-humulene (1.4%) and β-caryophyllene (8.5%). Conversely, in Group B, the most abundant compound was α-humulene (31.6%). Group C, with the greatest number of accessions, presented values of up to 6.1 and 41.2% for α-humulene and β-caryophyllene, respectively. Only two accessions (VC-1 and VC-5) presented α-humulene content lower than that recommended for phytotherapeutic production. These results, along with consolidating breeding programs, contribute to the conservation of the species
Disciplines: Química,
Biología
Keyword: Angiospermas,
Fitoquímica,
Varronia curassavica,
Aceites esenciales,
Plantas medicinales,
Bancos de germoplasma
Keyword: Angiosperms,
Phytochemistry,
Varronia curassavica,
Germplasm banks,
Essential oils,
Medicinal plants
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