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

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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 (LC50 2.33 µL/mL) was more active than that of P. xylosteoides (LC50 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.

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  1. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Toxicologia, Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Aplicada, Av. Farroupilha, 8001, Bairro São José, Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    Alexandre de B. F. Ferraz

  2. Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, 91509-900, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    João Marcio Balbino & Claudia Alcaraz Zini

  3. Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9090, 90540-000, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    Vera Lucia S. Ribeiro

  4. Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Ipiranga 2752, 90610-000, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    Sérgio A. L. Bordignon & Gilsane von Poser

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de B. F. Ferraz, A., Balbino, J.M., Zini, C.A. et al. Acaricidal activity and chemical composition of the essential oil from three Piper species. Parasitol Res 107, 243–248 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-010-1878-y

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