Volatile Composition and Biological Activity of Key Lime Citrus aurantifolia Essential Oil

The essential oil of Citrus aurantifolia (Christm) Swingle fruits (limes) was studied for its potential spasmolytic effects in relation to its chemical composition. The essential oil, extracted by hydrodistillation (HD), was analyzed by GC-FID and GC-MS. The antispasmodic activity was evaluated on i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Natural product communications 2012-11, Vol.7 (11), p.1523-1526
Hauptverfasser:	Spadaro, Federica, Costa, Rosaria, Circosta, Clara, Occhiuto, Francesco
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Aorta - drug effects Chromatography, Gas Citrus aurantiifolia - chemistry Female In Vitro Techniques Jejunum - drug effects Male Muscle, Smooth - drug effects Oils, Volatile - chemistry Oils, Volatile - isolation & purification Parasympatholytics - analysis Parasympatholytics - pharmacology Rabbits Uterus - drug effects
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Zusammenfassung:	The essential oil of Citrus aurantifolia (Christm) Swingle fruits (limes) was studied for its potential spasmolytic effects in relation to its chemical composition. The essential oil, extracted by hydrodistillation (HD), was analyzed by GC-FID and GC-MS. The antispasmodic activity was evaluated on isolated rabbit jejunum, aorta and uterus. The results indicated that the essential oil of C aurantifolia possesses important spasmolytic properties, which are likely to be due to its major constituents, limonene (58.4%), β-pinene (15.4%), γ-terpinene (8.5%), and citral (4.4%).
ISSN:	1934-578X 1555-9475
DOI:	10.1177/1934578X1200701128