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Chemical characterization of Lavandula dentata L. essential oils grown in Uberaba-MG

Caracterização química de óleos essenciais de Lavandula dentata L. cultivados em Uberaba-MG

ABSTRACT:

The essential oils of the different parts of Lavandula dentata L. (inflorescences and aerial part without inflorescences) collected in the city of Uberaba (minas Gerais State)were obtained by hydro distillation, and their chemical composition was determined by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry and compared to the chemical composition of essential oil of Lavandula hybrida and Lavandula officinalis. It was observed that the essential oils of the studied species have varied chemical composition and are composed mainly of monoterpenes. The essential oils of L. hybrida and L. officinalis showed a higher concentration of linalool and linaline acetate, while L. dentata L. presented higher concentration of fenchone, eucalyptol and camphor. Results indicate that the essential oil composition of L. dentata L. grown in Uberaba is similar to those produced in Curitiba - PR, providing a promising perspective for the cultivation and extraction of essential oils of this species in Minas Gerais.

Key words:
Lavandula dentata; Fenchone; Eucalyptol.

RESUMO:

Os óleos essenciais das diferentes partes de Lavandula dentata L. (inflorescências e parte aérea sem inflorescência) coletados em Uberaba - MG foram obtidos por hidrodestilação, e sua composição química foi determinada por cromatografia gasosa acoplada a espectrometria de massas e comparada à composição química de óleo essencial de Lavandula hybrida e Lavandula officinalis. Observou-se que os óleos essenciais das espécies estudadas possuem composição química variada e são compostos, principalmente, por monoterpenos. Os óleos essenciais de L. hybrida e L. officinalis apresentaram maior concentração de linalol e acetato de linalina, enquanto L. dentata L. apresentou maior concentração de fenchona, eucaliptol e cânfora. Os resultados indicam que os óleos essenciais de L. dentata L. cultivada em Uberaba são semelhantes aos produzidos em Curitiba - PR, tornando-se uma perspectiva promissora para o cultivo e extração de óleos essenciais desta espécie em Minas Gerais.

Palavras-chave:
Lavandula dentata; Fenchona; Eucaliptol

INTRODUCTION:

The Lamiaceae family is composed of approximately 300 genera and 7,500 species, of which 28 genera with about 350 species reported in Brazil (LORENZI & SOUZA, 2012LORENZI, H. ; SOUZA, V.C. Botânica sistemática: guia ilustrado para identificação das famílias de fanerógamas nativas e exóticas no Brasil, baseado em APG II. Nova Odessa: Instituto Plantarum, 2012. 3.ed.). Part of this family are Lavandula plants known as lavenders or lavender, originating in the Mediterranean region of Europe, usually grown in mountainous regions and open savannas of tropical and subtropical climate. The genus presents about 25-30 different species of lavenders (BIASI & DESCHAMPS, 2009BIASI, L.A.; DESCHAMPS, C. Plantas aromáticas do cultivo à produção de óleo essencial. Curitiba: Layer Studio Gráfico e Editora Ltda, 2009.).

Lavandula dentata L. is a perennial, aromatic, erect sub-bush with great branching (BIASI & DESCHAMPS, 2009BIASI, L.A.; DESCHAMPS, C. Plantas aromáticas do cultivo à produção de óleo essencial. Curitiba: Layer Studio Gráfico e Editora Ltda, 2009.). HANAMANTHAGOUDA et al., (2010HANAMANTHAGOUDA, M. S. et al. Essential oils of Lavandula bipinnata and their antimicrobial activities. Food Chemistry, Dharwad, v.118, p.836-839, 2010. Available from: <Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814609006566 >. Accessed: Jul. 25, 2018. Epub 11-May-2009. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.05.032.
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), complement that the bluish flowers in the peaks, the base of lignified stem and the opposing leaves and edges with contoured “teeth”, are the main visual characteristic of identification. The medicinal and therapeutic properties of this plant are related to the presence of the oxygenated monoterpenes, 1,8-cineol and camphor, assigning to it antispasmodic, antifungal and bactericidal action (CHU & KEMPER, 2005CHU, C. J.; KEMPER, J. K. Lavender (Lavandula spp.). Longwood Herbal Task Force, p.1-32, 2005. Available from: <Available from: http://www.longwoodherbal.org/lavender/lavender.pdf >. Accessed: Jul. 25, 2018.
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; MOON et al, 2006MOON, T.; et al. Antibacterial activity of essential oils, hydrosols and plant extracts from Australian grown Lavandula spp. International Journal of Aromatherapy, v.16, n.1, p.9-14, 2006. Available from: <Available from: https://ac.els-cdn.com/S0962456206000087/1-s2.0-S0962456206000087-main.pdf?_tid=4456ce12-548e-4b91-811a-08aef2c9a032&acdnat=1529932742_6ff802529f8ead9f77e5acafa91f868c >. Accessed: Jul. 25, 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.ijat.2006.01.007.
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).

Plants have some mechanisms to attract pollinators and repel pathogens, innate immunity is one such mechanism. These mechanisms involve different defense responses, such as cell wall enhancement, lytic enzyme biosynthesis and production of secondary metabolites, such as essential oils or volatile oils. These pathogens may be, among others, microorganisms and, in response to these invasions, plants acquire biotechnical values with antimicrobial potential (JONES & DANGL, 2006JONES, J.D. DANGL, J.L . The plant immune system. Nature. p.323-329, 2006. Available from: <Available from: https://www.nature.com/articles/nature05286.pdf >. Accessed: Jul. 25, 2018. Epub 16-Nov-2006. doi: 10.1038/nature05286.
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).

Secondary metabolites play an important role in the interaction of plants with the environment, such as against herbivores, pathogen attack, competition between plants and attraction of pollinators (DUDAREVA et al., 2006DUDAREVA, N, et al. Plant volatiles: recente advances and future perspectives. Journal Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences. v.25, n.1, p.417-440, 2006. Available from: <Available from: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07352680600899973?scroll=top&needAccess=true >. Accessed: Jul. 25, 2018. Epub 18-Jan - 2017. doi: 10.1080/07352680600899973.
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). There are three major groups of secondary metabolites: terpenes, phenolic compounds and alkaloids. The essential oil constituents vary from terpenes, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, phenols, esters, ethers, oxides, peroxides, furans, organic acids, lactones, coumarins, and even sulfur compounds. In the plant, these compounds are present at different concentrations, usually being the major compounds, while other compounds exist in lower concentrations or traces (SIMÕES et al., 2002SIMÕES C.M.O. et al. Farmacognosia da planta ao medicamento. 4.ed. Florianópolis: Editora da UFSC, 2002.).

The biodiversity of plant species of the Cerrado region of Brazil is enormous and the potential for scientific research is also vast (SAAD et al., 2013SAAD,N, Y.et al. Major bioactivities and mechanism of action of essencial oils and their components. Journal Flavour and Flagrance. n.28, p.269-279, 2013. Available from: <Available from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ffj.3165 >. Accessed: Jul. 13, 2018. Epub 09-May-2013. doi: 10.1002/ffj.3165.
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). This was the bioma in which the plant studied in research was obtained. In this context, this research had the objective of extracting the essential oil of Lavandula dentata L. grown in the countryside in Uberaba - MG, chemical characterization of these essential oils and the comparison with essential oils of two other Lavandula species, L. hybrida and L. officinalis.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

Preparation of plant material

The plant, cultivated in the countryside was obtained from a site located in ​​Uberaba-MG (Latitude S 19° 61’92 ‘’ Longitude: W 47° 88’27 ‘’ Altitude: 823 m). The region of Uberaba, according to Köppen climatological classification, was codified as (Cwa) as a subtropical/tropical climate of altitude, where there are humid temperate climate characteristics, with dry winter and hot summer (ALVARES et al., 2014ALVARES, C.A. et al. Köppen’s climate classification map of Brazil. Meteorologische Zeitschrift, v.22, n.6, p.711-718, 2014. Available from: <Available from: file:///C:/Users/Note/Downloads/metz_vol_22_No_6_p711728_Koppens_climate_classification_map_for_Brazil_82078.pdf >. Accessed: Jul. 07, 2018. doi: 10.1127/0941-2948/2013/0507.
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). The climatic data of the collection period were obtained from the database of the meteorological station located in Uberaba-MG city. Plant collections were made from February to May 2017, in the morning, period of the day in which the plants are richer in oil (RIBEIRO and DINIZ, 2008RIBEIRO,P.G.F.; DINIZ, R.C. Plantas aromáticas e medicinais: cultivo e utilização. Londrina: IAPAR. 2008.). Samples were separated according to 2 groups: Group 1 - Inflorescence (pre-anthesis/anthesis/senescent) and Group 2 - Aerial part without inflorescence (leaves and stems). These groups originated OE1 and OE2, respectively. For the comparative study the essential oils of L. officinalis and L. hybrida were acquired from Ferquima® O.E and were labelled OE3 and OE4, respectively.

Extraction and chemical analysis of essential oil

The extraction of the essential oils from the different groups of samples was carried out by water vapor dragging technique, where each extraction cycle had an average duration of 50 minutes for +/- 200 g fresh plant.

The referred system is consisted of two stainless steel chambers (pressure cookers) with a measured volume of 4.5L each. Exhaust valves from both pressure cookers were removed and an access hose was installed between the chambers to enable water vapor exchange. In addition to that, there is an access hose connecting the second chamber and the condenser. The first chamber is dedicated to heat water, in a cycle of 500 mL each period, using a Bunsen burner. The second chamber contains plant matter. Vapor flowing through the hose installed in the security valve is directed to the Liebig condenser (450 mm), which is constantly cooled by current water. Saturated vapor produced in the first chamber flows to the second chamber, which contains plant matter and, doing so, carries the essential oil present in the plants. Vapor and essential oil are directed to the condenser, where they are liquefied and finally assembled in a collecting tube. Extracted essential oil is hydrophobic and presents lower density compared to water. Due to that, a two-phase system is created and the essential oil can be separated from water.

After extraction the essential oils were stored in glass vials at -20 °C until analysis. The efficiency (percentage yield) was calculated according to ZENEBON et al. (2008ZENEBON, O. et al. Métodos físico-químicos para análise de alimentos. 4.ed. São Paulo, 2008.). The chemical characterization of essential oils was performed in the Chromatography Laboratory of the Department of Chemistry of Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) by GCMS-QP2010 ULTRA Chromatograph (Shimadzu) with mass detector Detector MS (Electronic Impact at 70eV) at 220 °C. The column used was Rxi-1MS with 30 m length, internal diameter of 0.25 mm and film with thickness of 0.25 μm (Restek). The conditions were: Initial temperature: 50 °C, Final temperature: 200 °C, and Ramp: 3 °C/min, Injector: 200 °C Detector: 220 °C, Carrier gas: Helium, Flow: 3.0 mL/min and the Injection volume 1.0 μL. The total run time was 50 minutes. In GC - FID, the conditions and equipment employed to analyze the essential oil were a gaseous chromatography HP 7820ª (Agilent) with a FID detector, under 220 °C. A HP5 column with 30 m of length, intern diameter of 0.32 mm and an Agilent film with 0.25 µm thicknesses. Conditions involved initial and final temperatures of 50 ºC and 200 ºC respectively, ramp rate 3 °C/min, Split injector (1:50) 200 ºC, carrier gas helium in a 3.0 mL/min flow, injection volume of 1.0 uL and the sample diluted in chloroform 1%. The mass spectrum and the linear retention index were compared to those reported in the literature NIST 11.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION:

Cultivation and preparation of plant material

The exsiccate of the botanical material was deposited in the Herbarium of the Biology Department of the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia-MG, under registration HUFU 74.050. The climatic characteristics of the cultivation region, soil type, collection season, fertilization, irrigation, among others, may influence the chemical composition of essential oils (SEFIDKON et al., 2007SEFIDKON, F. et al. The effect of distillation methods an stage of plant growth on the essential oil content and composition of Satureja rechingerj Jamzad. Food Chemistry. p.1054-1058, 2007. Available from: <Available from: https://www.infona.pl/resource/bwmeta1.element.elsevier-1a58d9dd-e1db-3483-8ad1-c3efee254b68 >. Accessed: Jul. 01, 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2005.11.016.
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). In table 1, the amount of precipitation, insolation and temperature from December 2016 to June 2017 can be visualized. In this period, there was a decrease in the amount of precipitation and the average temperature when compared to the two months of the first quarter of 2017 and the two months of the second quarter of the same year. The average of insolation remained stable in the months of the collections, not being observed any great oscillation.

Table 1
Climatic data of Uberaba-MG (December 2016 to June 2017).

Extraction Efficiency of essential oils

The efficiency of the L. dentata L essential oils, based on the mass of wet matter, extracted by hydro distillation of inflorescences was 0.44% and aerial part was 0.40%. Results of the average efficiencies obtained in this study corroborates with the results of SILVA (2015SILVA, SÉRGIO MACEDO. Sistemas agrícolas e adubação na biomassa e óleo essencial de lavanda (Lavandula dentata L.). 2015. 96f. Tese (Doutorado em Agronomia) - Curso de pós-graduação em Agronomia, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia.). The authors studied L. dentata species cultivated in Uberlândia-MG region and obtained averages of efficiency of 0.56% and 0,40% for essential oils from leaves and flowers, respectively (SILVA, 2015SILVA, SÉRGIO MACEDO. Sistemas agrícolas e adubação na biomassa e óleo essencial de lavanda (Lavandula dentata L.). 2015. 96f. Tese (Doutorado em Agronomia) - Curso de pós-graduação em Agronomia, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia.). However, the inflorescences obtained in this study were inferior to those reported by VERMA et al. (2010VERMA, R.S. et al. Essential oil composition of Lavandula angustifolia Mill. cultivated in the mid hills of Uttarakhand, India. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society. v.75, n.03, p.343-348, 2010. Available from: <Available from: http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0352-5139/2010/0352-51391000015V.pdf >. Accessed: Jul. 01, 2018.
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) in Kumaon, a sub-temperate region located in the western Himalayas. Where a content of 2.8% of essential oil of L. angustifolia was found and when using different extraction methodologies presented 0.80 to 1.3% efficiency of O.E in the inflorescences. The Kumaon region according to the climatological classification of Köppen is a region (Cwa), being this the same classification of the region of Uberaba, MG. Although these regions have the same climatic classification it was not possible to compare climatic data, since the research does not present the same. The O.E of the aerial parts obtained in this study are in agreement with those reported for plants of the L. genus, in which the leaves showed the lowest yield (PORTER, et al 1982PORTER, N.G. et al. Preliminary studies of lavender as an essential oil crop for New Zealand Lavandula, biochemical analysis, yield, plant extracts, linalyl acetate. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, v.25, n.3, p.389-394, 1982. Available from: <Available from: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00288233.1982.10417902 >. Accessed: Jul. 05, 2018. Epub 21-Dec-2011. doi: 10.1080/00288233.1982.10417902.
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). The efficiency (percentage yield) obtained can be justified by the methodology applied for this calculation, not taking into account the exact consideration of the amount of water present in the plant material at the time of extraction. According to SANGWAN et al. (2001SANGWAN ,N.S. et al. Regulation of essencial oil production in plants. Plant Growth Regulation. Netherlands, v.34, p.3-21, 2001. Available from: <Available from: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1023%2FA%3A1013386921596.pdf >. Accessed: Jul. 23, 2018. doi: 10.1023/A:1013386921596.
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), climatic factors such as, long period of sunshine favors flowering, but rainy and overcast periods during flowering, reduce the essential oil accumulation. This may have occurred in the present study, since the collections with higher efficiency were obtained in the periods of lower precipitation. According to NALEPA & CARVALHO, (2007NALEPA, T.; CARVALHO, R.I.N. Produção de biomassa e rendimento de óleo essencial em camomila cultivada com diferentes doses de cama-de-aviário. Scientia Agraria, Universidade Federal do Paraná, v.8, n.2, p.162-167, 2007. Available from: <Available from: https://revistas.ufpr.br/agraria/article/view/8381/6663 >. Accessed: Jul. 25, 2018. doi: 10.5380/rsa.v8i2.8381.
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) another efficiency impairment may be the genotype. However, as in the present study the seedlings were acquired from a nursery and from these were made vegetative propagations of the other plants that were used as object of study, the authors do not believe this occurred. The luminous intensity influences the concentration, as well as, the chemical composition of the essential oils. In the development of glandular trichomes, plant structures that biosynthesize and also store the essential oil, the presence of light is necessary (MORAIS, 2009MORAIS, L.A.S. Influência dos fatores abióticos na composição química dos óleos essenciais. Horticultura Brasileira, Brasília, v.27, p.4050-4063, 2009. Available from: <Available from: http://www.abhorticultura.com.br/eventosx/trabalhos/ev_3/P_4_Palestra_Resumo_Lilia_Ap.pdf >. Accessed: Jun. 21, 2018.
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). The greater biossynthesis of secondary metabolites under high levels of insolation is explained by the fact that biosynthetic reactions are dependent on the supply of carbon skeletons, performed by photosynthetic processes and compounds that participate in the regulation of these reactions (TAIZ & ZEIGER, 2009TAIZ.,L.; ZEIGER,E. Fisiologia vegetal. 4.ed. Porto Alegre: Artmed, p.819. 2009.).

Chemical characterization of essential oils

The GC-FID and GC-MS analyzes of OE1 and OE2 identified more than 23 compounds which have concentrations ranging from major to trace constituents, which can be seen in table 2. No significant differences were reported in the O.Es composition of the inflorescence (OE1) and aerial part (OE2) distillate material reinforcing the results of BOUSMAHA et al. (2005BOUSMAHA, L. et al. Advances in the chemical composition of Lavandula dentata L. essential oil from Algeria. Journal of Essential Oil Research, v.17.2005. Available from: <Available from: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10412905.2005.9698907 >. Accessed: Jul. 07, 2018. doi: 10.1080/10412905.2005.9698907.
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), which also did not observe large variations in composition of inflorescence oils and aerial part of L. dentata L. From table 3, which summarizes the major compounds of OE1, OE2 and the compounds present in OE3 and OE4, it is possible to observe that the aerial parts of L. dentata L. (OE1) presents higher concentrations of eucalyptol than the inflorescences (OE2), whereas the inflorescences presented higher concentrations of camphor than the aerial parts. Conversely, OE3 and OE4 present different major compounds, which are linalol and linaline acetate, thus OE3 presents the higher concentration of both compounds. The presence of eucalyptol and camphor may confer medicinal properties to the L. dentata L. essential oil, due to the antifungal and bactericidal action of these components, respectively. In addition, there are studies proving the antimalarial effect and the mitigation of hyperglycemia of fenchone, the third major constituent of OE1 and OE2 (CAMPBELL et al., 1997CAMPBELL, W. E, et al. Composition and antimalarial activity in vitro of the essential oil of Tetradenia riparia. Planta Medica. v.3, p.270-272.1997. Available from: <Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9225614 >. Accessed: Jul. 23, 2018. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-957672.
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; SEBAI et al, 2013SEBAI, H.et al. Lavender (Lavandula stoechas L.) essential oils attenuate hyperglycemia and protec against oxidative stress in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Lipids Health Disease. 2013. Available from: <Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3880178/pdf/1476-511X-12-189.pdf >. Accessed: Jul. 23, 2018. doi: 10.1186/1476-511X-12-189.
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.). Linalol is the only compound present in all the essential oils study and this compound has a concentration 110 times greater in OE3 and OE4 than in the other oils. The presence of linalool in OE1 and OE2 (L. dentata L.) thus demonstrating that it is possible to use the whole plant to obtain essential oil, since the species of Lamiaceae family have glandular trichomes in every plant (TURNER et al, 2000TURNER, G. W,; et al. Development of peltate glandular trichomes of Peppermint. Plant Physollogy. 2000. Available from: <Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC59172/pdf/pp000665.pdf >. Accessed: May, 05, 2018.
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). The major constituents identified in the OE1 and OE2 were the oxygenated monoterpenes 1,8-cineol, fenchona, and camphor, in the following concentrations: OE1 (46.3%, 15.8% , 15.0%) and OE2 (40.0%, 13.4%, 17.0%), respectively. These results corroborated MASETTO (2011MASETTO, M. A. M. et al. Teor e composição do óleo essencial de inflorescências e folhas de Lavandula dentata L. em diferentes estádios de desenvolvimento floral e épocas de colheita. Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais, 2011.), in which the authors studied plants cultivated in the region of Curitiba-PR, a region according to the climatic classification of Köppen (Cfb), humid marine temperate climate, and obtained practically the same concentrations of camphor and fenchona. For the 1,8-cineol, the concentration in the present study is the double of the reported by MASETTO et al. (2011)MASETTO, M. A. M. et al. Teor e composição do óleo essencial de inflorescências e folhas de Lavandula dentata L. em diferentes estádios de desenvolvimento floral e épocas de colheita. Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais, 2011.. SILVA (2015SILVA, SÉRGIO MACEDO. Sistemas agrícolas e adubação na biomassa e óleo essencial de lavanda (Lavandula dentata L.). 2015. 96f. Tese (Doutorado em Agronomia) - Curso de pós-graduação em Agronomia, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia.) obtained similar results to the present study, the same major compounds were reported in the flowers and leaves with similar concentration. These results reinforce the influence of climatic, localization and relief characteristics on the cultivation, yield and chemical composition of L. dentata L. The contents of the constituents observed in the present study differed from some previous reports for L. dentata L. essential oil, mainly in relation to the constituents such as canphor and fenchona. According to BOUSMAHA et al. (2005)BOUSMAHA, L. et al. Advances in the chemical composition of Lavandula dentata L. essential oil from Algeria. Journal of Essential Oil Research, v.17.2005. Available from: <Available from: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10412905.2005.9698907 >. Accessed: Jul. 07, 2018. doi: 10.1080/10412905.2005.9698907.
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, these constituents were not identified in the essential oil of L. dentata L. cultivated in Algeria. There are studies showing the bactericidal activity β-pinene (CHU & KEMPER, 2005CHU, C. J.; KEMPER, J. K. Lavender (Lavandula spp.). Longwood Herbal Task Force, p.1-32, 2005. Available from: <Available from: http://www.longwoodherbal.org/lavender/lavender.pdf >. Accessed: Jul. 25, 2018.
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; LEITE et al., 2007LEITE, A. M. et al. Inhibitory effect of β-pinene, α-pinene and eugenol on the growth of potential infectious endocarditis causing Gram-positive bacteria. Revista Brasileira de Ciências Farmacêuticas. São Paulo, v.43, n.1. 2007. Available from: <Available from: http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rbcf/v43n1/14.pdf >. Accessed: Jul. 25, 2018. doi: 10.1590/S1516-93322007000100015.
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) and limonene (VUUREN VAN & VILJOEN, 2007VUUREN VAN, S.F; VILJOEN, A.M. Antimicrobial activity of limonene enantiomers and 1,8-cineole alone and in combination. Flavour and fragrance journal. n.22, p.540-544, 2007. Available from: <Available from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ffj.1843 >. Accessed: Jul. 01, 2018. doi: 10.1002/ffj.1843.
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) and also the use of linalool as a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent (CHU & KEMPER, 2005CHU, C. J.; KEMPER, J. K. Lavender (Lavandula spp.). Longwood Herbal Task Force, p.1-32, 2005. Available from: <Available from: http://www.longwoodherbal.org/lavender/lavender.pdf >. Accessed: Jul. 25, 2018.
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). All these authors worked testing isolated compounds and in some cases combinations of more than one compound.

Table 2
Chemical composition of essential oil 1 and 2 of Lavandula dentata L.

Table 3
Concentration of the main chemical compounds of the L. dentata L., L. officinalis e L. hybrida essential oils.

CONCLUSION:

From this study is possible to conclude that there are variations of the concentrations and the chemical components in the essential oils of the different species of Lavandulas, but no significant difference in the chemical composition between the essential oils from the different parts of the same plant (L. dentata L.). Results obtained in this study indicated that the essential oils of L. dentata L. cultivated in Uberaba-MG have similar chemical compounds to those obtained from this plant cultivated in Curitiba-PR. This is promising when considering the possibility of the cultivation and essential oil extraction of this plant in Minas Gerais.

ACKNOLDGEMENTS

The authors would like to thank Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) and Laboratório de Cromatografia Departamento de Química da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG).

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Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    15 Aug 2019
  • Date of issue
    2019

History

  • Received
    21 Nov 2018
  • Accepted
    31 May 2019
  • Reviewed
    12 July 2019
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