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

  • Rhéltheer de Paula Martins,
  • Roseli Aparecida da Silva Gomes,
  • Ana Claudia Granato Malpass,
  • Mônica Hitomi Okura

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-8478cr20180964
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 49, no. 8

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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.

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