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Planta Med 1999; 65(5): 468-469
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-960816
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-960816
Letter
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York
Biological Activity of the Essential Oil of Myrcianthes sp. nov. “Black Fruit” from Monteverde, Costa Rica
Further Information
Publication History
1998
1999
Publication Date:
04 January 2007 (online)
Abstract
The leaf essential oil of an undescribed species of Myrcianthes has been obtained from Monteverde, Costa Rica. The essential oil exhibits in vitro cytotoxic activity against Hep-G2 and SK-Mel-28 human tumor cell lines. A GC/MS analysis shows the essential oil to be composed of 2-heptanol, α-pinene, β-pinene, limonene, cineole, and α-terpineol. α-Pinene, β-pinene, and limonene account for the cytotoxic activity of the leaf essential oil of Myrcianthes sp. nov. “black fruit”.