Ferreira Almeida N, Dos Santos Niculau E, Cordeiro Toledo Lima P, Ferreira da Silva W. Determination of the volatile chemical profile of
Momordica charantia (bitter melon) leaf and fruit by GC-MS.
Nat Prod Res 2024:1-8. [PMID:
38440938 DOI:
10.1080/14786419.2024.2325595]
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Abstract
The plant Momordica charantia (Cucurbitaceae), popularly known as bitter melon, snake fruit, Saint Vincent's herb, or little melon, is an African species that has developed in tropical and subtropical biomes in various parts of Brazil. The fruit is used in various traditional medicinal applications. The study aimed to identify the compounds of the essential oil of the leaves obtained by hydrodistillation and in the fruit through Solid-Phase Microextraction by headspace mode (HS-SPME) coupled to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The analysis of mature fruits led to the identification of 18 compounds, compared to the hydrodistillation, in which 21 compounds were identified. Benzaldehyde, linalool, and β-cyclocitral were identified in both methods. Linalool was the major compound in both processes. These findings highlight the importance of knowing the chemical composition of organic volatile compounds (VOCs), given the potential for medicinal applications and popular use of plants.
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