Abstract
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 alpha-terpineol, terpinen-4-ol, alpha-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.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / administration & dosage
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / chemistry
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / pharmacology*
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
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Bursera*
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Edema / chemically induced
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Edema / prevention & control*
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Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
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Male
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Medicine, Traditional
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Mexico
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Mice
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Mice, Inbred Strains
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Monoterpenes / administration & dosage
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Monoterpenes / chemistry
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Monoterpenes / pharmacology
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Monoterpenes / therapeutic use
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Oils, Volatile / administration & dosage
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Oils, Volatile / chemistry
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Oils, Volatile / pharmacology
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Oils, Volatile / therapeutic use
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Phytotherapy*
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Plant Bark
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Plant Oils / administration & dosage
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Plant Oils / chemistry
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Plant Oils / pharmacology*
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Plant Oils / therapeutic use
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Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate
Substances
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
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Monoterpenes
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Oils, Volatile
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Plant Oils
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Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate