Chemical composition and anti-inflammatory activity of the volatile fractions from the bark of eight Mexican Bursera species
Por:
Zúñiga B., Guevara-Fefer P., Herrera J., Contreras J.L., Velasco L., Pérez F.J., Esquivel B.
Publicada:
1 ene 2005
Resumen:
The volatile fractions from the bark of eight species of Mexican Bursera were obtained using steam distillation and were subjected to tandem GC-MS analysis for identification of the main constituents. The most abundant components of steam volatiles were monoterpenoids from which ?-terpineol, terpinen-4-ol, ?-thujene, linalool and limonene were most frequently isolated. A series of sesquiterpenes and long-chain hydrocarbons were isolated and identified from the barks of some of the studied species. Some volatiles were assayed for anti-inflammatory activity using the TPA-induced ear edema bioassay in mice. The volatile fraction from Bursera lancifolia was about half as active as indomethacin. © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart.
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