Curiosidades: El mopane, Colophospermum mopane, es uno de los principales árboles de las regiones secas del sur de África. Las partes aéreas del mopane son ricas en aceites esenciales que comprenden principalmente alfa-pineno y limoneno, que son presumiblemente responsables de la fuerte experiencia olfativa de trementina de las vainas.
Mopane
Colosphospermum mopane (Benth.) Leonard
ANGOLA
CAS No: N/A
EINECS No: N/A
Parte de la planta usada: Semillas
Origen: Recolección en campo
Proceso: Destilación al vapor
Compuestos principales: Alfa-pineno 50-70%
Quimiotipo: N/A
Experiencia olfativa: fuerte experiencia olfativa similar a la trementina, experiencia olfativa característica de alfa-pineno
Análisis Cromatográfico
Porcentaje relativo de cada compuesto del cromatograma presentado de MOPANE
| Componente | Porcentaje relativo |
| Tricyclene | 0.1 |
| α-Thujene | 0.1 |
| α-Pinene | 58.0 |
| Camphene | 1.4 |
| Thuja-2,4(10)-diene * | 0.3 |
| Sabinene | 0.1 |
| β-Pinene | 1.7 |
| β-Myrcene | 0.2 |
| α-Phellandrene | – |
| α-Terpinene | t |
| p-Cymene | 0.2 |
| 1,8-Cineole | – |
| β-Phellandrene | t |
| Limonene | 2.2 |
| cis-β-Ocimene | t |
| trans-β-Ocimene | – |
| γ-Terpinene | 0.1 |
| 2,5-Dimethyl styrene | t |
| Terpinolene | 0.2 |
| α-Campholenal | 0.1 |
| Camphor | t |
| trans-Pinocarveol | 0.5 |
| cis-Verbenol | t |
| trans-Verbenol | 0.2 |
| Borneol | t |
| Terpinen-4-ol | t |
| Myrtenal | 0.1 |
| α-Terpineol | 0.1 |
| Verbenone | 0.1 |
| trans-Carveol | t |
| Carvone | t |
| α-Cubebene | 1.6 |
| α-Copaene | 1.5 |
| β-Bourbonene | t |
| β-Cubebene | – |
| β-Elemene | 0.2 |
| β-Caryophyllene | 5.5 |
| β-Copaene | – |
| α-Humulene | 0.9 |
| allo-Aromadendrene | – |
| trans-Cadina-1(6),4-diene | – |
| γ-Muurolene | 0.2 |
| Germacreno D | 3.0 |
| β-Selinene | 9.2 |
| Valencene | – |
| Bicyclogermacrene | – |
| α-Muurolene | 0.4 |
| α-trans, trans-Farnesene | |
| γ-Cadinene | 0.6 |
| trans-Calamenene | 1.2 |
| 7-epi-α-Selinene | 1.2 |
| δ-Cadinene | 2.2 |
| Elemol | – |
| cis-3-Hexenyl benzoate | – |
| Spathulenol | – |
| β-Caryophyllene oxide | 0.5 |
| α-Eudesmol | 0.3 |
| Humulene epoxide | – |
| T-Murolol | – |
| α-Muurolol | – |
| α-Cadinol | – |
| Intermedeol | – |
| Grouped components | |
| Monoterpene hydrocarbons 64.6% | |
| Oxygen-containing monoterpenes 1.1% | |
| Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons 27.7% | |
| Oxygen-containing sesquiterpenes 0.8% |
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Evidencia Científica
| Efecto | Ruta utilizada en el experimento | Fuente |
| Repellant | In vivo – longer protection time and greater repellence than
D. anomala which was attributed to the presence of essential oils in C. mopane |
[2] |
| Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase as well as antimalarial, and antimicrobial activities (seeds methanol extract) | Antimicrobial tests , Anti- malaria test, radical scavenging test with DPPH
and Acetylcholinesterase inhibition test – effective against E. coli, S. aureus, K. pneumoniae and E. faecalis. |
[3] |
References
- LG Mashabane, DCJ Wessels and MJ Potgieter’ (2001) The utilisation of Colophospermum mopane by the Vatsonga in the Gazankulu region (eastern Northern Province, South Africa). S~llh Aff’ICan Joumal of Botany 2001. 67 199-
- Takawira Kazembe*, Samuel, Jere (2012) Malaria Control with Mosquito Repellent Plants: Colophospermum mopane, Dicoma anomala and Lippia javanica. World J Life Sci. and Medical Research 2012;2(4):
- Du, K (2011) Isolation of bioactive constituents from seeds of schotia brachypetala (fabaceae) and colophospermum mopane (fabaceae), November 2011, Master