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

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.

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Main Authors: Queiroz,Túlio Barroso, Fonseca,Francine Souza Alves da, Mendes,Aretusa Daniela Resende, Azevedo,Alcinei Mistico, Martins,Ernane Ronie
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Editora da Universidade Estadual de Maringá - EDUEM 2020
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-86212020000102002
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