Lippia integrifolia: Are there morphological, anatomical and biochemical differences among chemotypes?
Lippia integrifolia: Are there morphological, anatomical and biochemical differences among chemotypes?
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DOI:
10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112610
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发表时间:
2020-10
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5.9
通讯作者:
M. I. Mercado;E. Lizarraga;Victoria Coll Araoz;C. Catalán;G. Font de Valdez;G. Marcial
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M. I. Mercado;E. Lizarraga;Victoria Coll Araoz;C. Catalán;G. Font de Valdez;G. Marcial
Lippia integrifolia,commonly known as “incayuyo”, is a traditional aromatic and medicinal plant that grows wild in northwestern Argentina. Aqueous extracts of this species exert beneficial effects against affections of the gastrointestinal tract, mainly gastric inflammations. Across the wide distribution ofL. integrifolia, there is a high variability in the essential oil composition and four chemotypes have been characterized based on the dominant terpenoids in their essential oil composition:trans-nerolidol, lippiafolienone, spathulenol/byciclogermacrene andtrans-davanone. In the present work, the morphology, anatomy, chemical constituents and biochemical properties of the aqueous extract of different chemotypes ofL. integrifoliawere evaluated comparatively. The chemotype whose essential oil is dominated bytrans-nerolidol showed significantly higher density of trichomes on the leaves and higher yield in aqueous extractions. Only quantitative variations of dominant metabolites in the aqueous extracts were found among the different chemotypes; those compounds were characterized as 6-methoxyluteolin-O-hexoside, 6-methoxyscutellarein-hexoside, B ring-dimethoxylated flavone-hexoside I, II and lippidulcine-A. In spite of the higher phenolic and flavonoid content,trans-nerolidol chemotype sample presented similar antioxidant properties compared with the other chemotypes. Additionally, the histochemistry of leaves of thetrans-nerolidol chemotype was analyzed.Thetrans-nerolidol chemotype, which grows naturally in the province of La Rioja (Puerto Alegre), presents the best qualities for the medicinal use of the species, due to its higher yield in aqueous extractions and higher phenolic and flavonoid content.