Research Article

Chemical Composition and In Vitro and In Silico Biological Activities of Myrciaria tenella (DC.) O.Berg (Myrtaceae) Essential Oil from Brazil

Table 1

Chemical compounds identified in the species in the essential oil of Myrciaria tenella.

Myrciaria tenella
IRLIRCYield (%)0.74
Chemical constituentsArea (%)

13351340δ-Elemene0.03
13451353α-Cubebene0.24
13731375α-Ylangene0.52
13741380α-Copaene2.02
13871389β-Bourbonene0.09
13901394Sativene0.07
14001400β-Longipinene0.07
14091414α-Gurjunene0.16
14171431(E)-Caryophyllene33.95
14301436β-Copaene2.57
14341438γ-Elemene0.4
14801441α-Maaliene0.1
14391445Aromadendrene2.23
14581448allo-aromadendrene0.37
14481451cis-muurola-3,5-diene0.15
14511456trans-muurola-3,5-diene0.44
14521460α-Humulene3.23
146414669-epi-(E)-caryophyllene0.5
147114744,5-di-epi-aristolochene0.03
14711478Dauca-5,8-diene0.67
14841482Germacrene D3.86
14831485α-Amorphene0.72
14891492β-Selinene1.92
14921496cis-β-guaiene0.69
14961500Viridiflorene4.49
15001505α-Muurolene1.61
15111513δ-Amorphene2.49
15131521γ-Cadinene3.31
152015247-epi-α-selinene0.07
15221531δ-Cadinene7.4
15281532Zonarene0.38
15331538trans-cadina-1,4-diene0.62
15401542Selina-4(15),7(11)-diene0.4
15371543α-Cadinene0.69
15441549α-Calacorene1.67
15621558epi-longipinanol0.06
15591563Germacrene B0.06
15671565Longipinanol0.36
15641568β-Calacorene0.27
15661573Maaliol0.12
15711576Caryolan-8-ol0.08
15771584Spathulenol0.66
15821591Caryophyllene oxide4.74
15921598Viridiflorol1.33
16001608Rosifoliol0.33
16021610Ledol0.16
16081615Humulene epoxide II0.2
161816211,10-di-epi-cubenol1.12
16291629Eremoligenol0.64
162716351-epi-cubenol2.35
16451639Cubenol1.18
16391643Caryophylla-4(12),8(13)-dien-5-β-ol0.54
16401649epi-α-muurolol2.83
16441652α-Muurolol0.99
16521658Himachalol0.39
16521662α-Cadinol2.8
16851676Germacra-4(15),5,10(14)-trien-1-α-ol0.30
17001702Eudesm-7(11)-en-4-ol0.09
Hydrocarbon sesquiterpenes78.49
Oxygenated sesquiterpenes21.27
Total99.76

IRL: Adams literature retention index [19]; CRI: retention index calculated from a homologous series of n-alkanes (C8–C40) in a DB5-MS column; relative area (%) calculated based on peak areas.