Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3834

Full Length Research Paper

Piper rivinoides Kunth: A medicinal plant that preserves bioactive chemical substances in its essential oil throughout the seasons

Jéssica Sales Felisberto
  • Jéssica Sales Felisberto
  • Pós-graduação em Biologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro - 20550-013, Brazil.
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Ygor Jessé Ramos
  • Ygor Jessé Ramos
  • Pós-graduação em Biologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro - 20550-013, Brazil.
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George Azevedo de Queiroz
  • George Azevedo de Queiroz
  • Diretoria de Pesquisa do Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22460-030, Brazil.
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Elsie Franklin Guimarães
  • Elsie Franklin Guimarães
  • Diretoria de Pesquisa do Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22460-030, Brazil.
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André Mesquita Marques
  • André Mesquita Marques
  • Departamento de Produtos Naturais, Farmanguinhos, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, 21041-250, Brazil.
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Davyson de Lima Moreira
  • Davyson de Lima Moreira
  • Pós-graduação em Biologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro - 20550-013, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 14 April 2022
  •  Accepted: 14 June 2022
  •  Published: 31 August 2022

Abstract

The chemical composition and seasonal variation of essential oils (EO) extracted from the aerial parts of the traditional medicinal plant Piper rivinoides were analyzed using gas chromatography (GC) coupled with mass spectrometry (MS) and GC coupled with flame ionization detector (GC-FID) technique, respectively. The wild plants were collected from two different sites in the Atlantic Forest. The analysis allowed us to identify 96.60 to 99.80% of the EO composition. The major compounds with the highest relative percentage for both specimens, regardless of the season, were the bioactive monoterpenes α-pinene and β-pinene, which ranged from 34.78 (summer) to 53.87% (winter) and from 15.24% (autumn) to 47.71% (winter), respectively. The seasonal stability of the major compounds in the two study specimens throughout the year indicates that the phenological cycle influences biosynthesis more than abiotic factors. This type of chemical phenotypic stability is rarely observed in species belonging to the Piperaceae family, which is characterized by high chemical variability. Furthermore, this stability is favorable, and P. rivinoides has the potential to be a source of bioactive compounds.

Key words: -pinene, -pinene, Atlantic Forest, aromatic plant, volatile compounds.

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