Vasodilator Activity of the Essential Oil from Aerial Parts of Pectis brevipedunculata and Its Main Constituent Citral in Rat Aorta

Vasodilator Activity of the Essential Oil from Aerial Parts of Pectis brevipedunculata and Its Main Constituent Citral in Rat Aorta

The essential oil of Pectis brevipedunculata (EOPB), a Brazilian ornamental aromatic grass, is characterized by its high content of citral (81.9%: neral 32.7% and geranial 49.2%), limonene (4.7%) and α-pinene (3.4%). Vasodilation induced by EOPB and isolated citral was investigated in pre-contracted...

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Main Authors: Gisele Zapata-Sudo, Maria Auxiliadora Kaplan, Roberto Takashi Sudo, Sharlene Pereira, Andre Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-03-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
Pectis brevipedunculata
citral
vasodilator effect
L-type Ca2+ channel
NO/cyclic GMP pathway
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/18/3/3072

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