Brief Review on Piper aduncum L., its Bioactive Metabolites and its Potential to Develop Bioproducts
Valdenir Pereira Morais, Fabisleine Vieira Cabral, Cassia Cristina Fernandes, Mayker Lázaro Dantas Miranda
Abstract
HIGHLIGHTS Piper aduncum L., which belongs to the Piperaceae family, is native to the Amazon region, Brazil. Extracts, essential oils (EOs) and compounds isolated from this species have exhibited remarkable biological activities. Its major chemical constituent is definitely dillapiole, an arylpropanoid.
Topics & Concepts
PiperaceaeBioproductsPiperTraditional medicineBiologyBotanyBiotechnologyMedicineBiofuelPiperaceae Chemical and Biological StudiesEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityTraditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae