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dos Santos EDJB, Bezerra FWF, da Silva LRR, da Silva MP, Ferreira OO, da Silva Martins LH, de Jesus Chaves-Neto AM, de Santana Botelho A, Kumar R, Bargali P, do Socorro de Souza Vilhena K, de Aguiar Andrade EH, de Oliveira MS. Exploring the Potential of Myrcia Genus Essential Oils: A Review of Biological Activities and Recent Advances. Molecules 2024; 29:2720. [PMID: 38930786 PMCID: PMC11206906 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29122720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2024] [Revised: 05/30/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
Abstract
The present study provides a comprehensive analysis of the chemical composition of essential oils from species of the Myrcia genus and their applications. The compiled results highlight the chemical diversity and biological activities of these oils, emphasizing their potential importance for various therapeutic and industrial applications. The findings reveal that Myrcia essential oils present a variety of bioactive compounds, such as monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes, which demonstrate antimicrobial activities against a range of microorganisms, including Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, as well as yeasts. Furthermore, this study highlights the phytotoxic activity of these oils, indicating their potential for weed control. The results also point to the insecticidal potential of Myrcia essential oils against a range of pests, showing their viability as an alternative to synthetic pesticides. Additionally, species of the genus Myrcia have demonstrated promising hypoglycemic effects, suggesting their potential in diabetes treatment. This comprehensive synthesis represents a significant advancement in understanding Myrcia essential oils, highlighting their chemical diversity and wide range of biological activities. However, the need for further research is emphasized to fully explore the therapeutic and industrial potential of these oils, including the identification of new compounds, understanding of their mechanisms of action, and evaluation of safety and efficacy in different contexts.
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- Eliza de Jesus Barros dos Santos
- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences, Concentration Area—Tropical Botany, Federal Rural University of the Amazon and Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Av. Perimetral, 1901, Terra Firme, Belém 66077-830, PA, Brazil; (E.d.J.B.d.S.); (L.R.R.d.S.); (E.H.d.A.A.)
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- Graduate Program of Food Science and Technology (PPGCTA), Institute of Technology (ITEC), Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém 66075-110, PA, Brazil; (F.W.F.B.); (L.H.d.S.M.)
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences, Concentration Area—Tropical Botany, Federal Rural University of the Amazon and Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Av. Perimetral, 1901, Terra Firme, Belém 66077-830, PA, Brazil; (E.d.J.B.d.S.); (L.R.R.d.S.); (E.H.d.A.A.)
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- Adolpho Ducke Laboratory—Coordination of Botany, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Av. Perimetral, 1901, Terra Firme, Belém 66077-830, PA, Brazil; (M.P.d.S.); (O.O.F.); (A.d.S.B.); (K.d.S.d.S.V.)
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- Adolpho Ducke Laboratory—Coordination of Botany, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Av. Perimetral, 1901, Terra Firme, Belém 66077-830, PA, Brazil; (M.P.d.S.); (O.O.F.); (A.d.S.B.); (K.d.S.d.S.V.)
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- Graduate Program of Food Science and Technology (PPGCTA), Institute of Technology (ITEC), Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém 66075-110, PA, Brazil; (F.W.F.B.); (L.H.d.S.M.)
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- Laboratory of Preparation and Computation of Nanomaterials (LPCN), Federal University of Pará, C. P. 479, Belém 66075-110, PA, Brazil;
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- Adolpho Ducke Laboratory—Coordination of Botany, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Av. Perimetral, 1901, Terra Firme, Belém 66077-830, PA, Brazil; (M.P.d.S.); (O.O.F.); (A.d.S.B.); (K.d.S.d.S.V.)
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar 263145, India; (R.K.); (P.B.)
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar 263145, India; (R.K.); (P.B.)
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- Adolpho Ducke Laboratory—Coordination of Botany, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Av. Perimetral, 1901, Terra Firme, Belém 66077-830, PA, Brazil; (M.P.d.S.); (O.O.F.); (A.d.S.B.); (K.d.S.d.S.V.)
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences, Concentration Area—Tropical Botany, Federal Rural University of the Amazon and Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Av. Perimetral, 1901, Terra Firme, Belém 66077-830, PA, Brazil; (E.d.J.B.d.S.); (L.R.R.d.S.); (E.H.d.A.A.)
- Adolpho Ducke Laboratory—Coordination of Botany, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Av. Perimetral, 1901, Terra Firme, Belém 66077-830, PA, Brazil; (M.P.d.S.); (O.O.F.); (A.d.S.B.); (K.d.S.d.S.V.)
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences, Concentration Area—Tropical Botany, Federal Rural University of the Amazon and Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Av. Perimetral, 1901, Terra Firme, Belém 66077-830, PA, Brazil; (E.d.J.B.d.S.); (L.R.R.d.S.); (E.H.d.A.A.)
- Adolpho Ducke Laboratory—Coordination of Botany, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Av. Perimetral, 1901, Terra Firme, Belém 66077-830, PA, Brazil; (M.P.d.S.); (O.O.F.); (A.d.S.B.); (K.d.S.d.S.V.)
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Teixeira CT, Kuster VC, da Silva Carneiro RG, Cardoso JCF, Dos Santos Isaias RM. Anatomical profiles validate gall morphospecies under similar morphotypes. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2022; 135:593-608. [PMID: 35641669 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-022-01397-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Plant galls are generated by the stimuli of gall-inducing organisms on their hosts, creating gall morphotypes that vary in color, shape, size, and tissue organization. Herein, we propose to compare the structural features of gall morphotypes on the superhost Croton floribundus (Euphorbiaceae) in order to recognize gall morphospecies, i.e., galls with similar shapes but different internal structures. Non-galled leaves and galls were analyzed macroscopically, histologically, and histochemically for the detection of primary metabolites, and the results obtained were used for statistical analyses of similarity. Among the eight gall morphospecies, four are globoid, two are lenticular, one is fusiform and one is marginal leaf rolling. Stomatal differentiation and the occurrence of different types of trichomes were impaired in some gall morphospecies. Three patterns of organization of the ground system are recognized, ranging from the maintenance of mesophyll cells that differentiate into palisade and spongy cells dorsiventrally to the formation of a complex cortex with three morphofunctional layers. The marginal leaf rolling galls have the simplest anatomical structures, quite similar to those of the non-galled host leaf, while lenticular, globoid (types I to IV), and fusiform galls are anatomically more complex. Herein, we report on eight gall morphospecies occurring on C. floribundus, which are distinguished by morpho-anatomical attributes and show the disruption of the morphogenetic patterns of the host leaf toward the morphogenesis of unique gall features.
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- Cristiane Trindade Teixeira
- Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Campus Samambaia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Costa EC, Oliveira DC, Ferreira DKL, Isaias RMS. Structural and Nutritional Peculiarities Related to Lifespan Differences on Four Lopesia Induced Bivalve-Shaped Galls on the Single Super-Host Mimosa gemmulata. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:660557. [PMID: 34079570 PMCID: PMC8166249 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.660557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Super-host plants are elegant models to evaluate the peculiarities of gall structural and nutritional profiles due to the stimuli of distinct gall inducers in temporal and spatial perspectives. Galls induced by congeneric insects, Lopesia spp. (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) on the same host plant, Mimosa gemmulata Barneby (Fabaceae) were analyzed to estimate if variations of 1 or 2 months in gall lifespans may result in differences over the accumulation of nutritional resources, and their compartmentalization both in cell walls and protoplasm. Mimosa gemmulata hosts four Lopesia-induced galls: the lenticular bivalve-shaped gall (LG) with a 2-month life cycle, the brown lanceolate bivalve-shaped gall (BLG) and the green lanceolate bivalve-shaped gall (GLG) with 3 month-life cycles, and the globoid bivalve-shaped gall (GG) with a 4 month-life cycle. The comparisons among the four Lopesia galls, using anatomical, histometric, histochemical, and immunocytochemical tools, have demonstrated that the longest lifespan of the GG related to its highest increment in structural and nutritional traits compared with the LG, GLG, and BLG. The differences among the tissue stratification and cell wall thickness of the galls with the 2-month and the 3-month lifespans were subtle. However, the GG had thicker cell walls and higher stratification of the common storage tissue, schlerenchymatic layers and typical nutritive tissue than the other three gall morphospecies. The higher tissue thickness of the GG was followed by the formation of a bidirectional gradient of carbohydrates in the protoplasm, and the detection of xyloglucans in cell walls. Current data supported the presumption that the longest the lifespan, the highest the impact over the structural and nutritional metabolism of the Lopesia galls associated to M. gemmulata.
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- Elaine C. Costa
- Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil
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- Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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