Terpenes in Essential Oils from Plants of Piper and Peperomia Genders (PIPERACEAE), Chemical and Bioactivity, One Review about Tropical American Biodiversity

Paco Fernando Noriega Rivera; Erika Michelle Mora Peña; Hericka Koraima Nuñez Oñate; Lissette Carolina Calderon Maldonado

Terpenes in Essential Oils from Plants of Piper and Peperomia Genders (PIPERACEAE), Chemical and Bioactivity, One Review about Tropical American Biodiversity

Paco Fernando Noriega Rivera
, Erika Michelle Mora Peña
, Hericka Koraima Nuñez Oñate
, Lissette Carolina Calderon Maldonado

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Abstract

Piperaceae are plants native to tropical regions of the plan-et that have been used for centuries in various cultures for their medicinal and culinary applications. One of the char-acteristics of this botanical family is the abundant presence of essential oils, which are very interesting secondary me-tabolites for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. The following chapter highlights the uses, chemistry, and bioactivity of 11 plants of the genera Peperomia and Piper used ancestrally in Ecuador and South America, the follow-ing species were investigated: Peperomia inaequalifolia Ruiz & Pav., Peperomia pellucida (L.) Kunth, Piper arbo-retum Aubl., Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A. Dietr., Piper auritum Kunth, Peperomia subspathulata Yunck., Piper carpunya Ruiz & Pav., Piper aduncum L., Piper obliquum Ruiz & Pav., Piper barbatum Kunth, and Piper pubiner-vulum C. DC.. In some of these species, research is still scarce, which leaves open the possibility of continuing with research that will lead us to enhance the knowledge about biodiversity of neotropical ecosystems.

Translated title of the contribution	Terpenos en Aceites Esenciales de Plantas de los Géneros Piper y Peperomia (PIPERACEAE), Química y Bioactividad, Una Revisión sobre la Biodiversidad Tropical Americana
Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Natural Products Phytochemistry, Botany, Metabolism of Alkaloids, Phenolics and Terpenes
Publisher	Springer
Pages	1-24
Number of pages	24
ISBN (Print)	978-3-642-36202-6
State	Published - 28 Oct 2025

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Noriega Rivera, P. F., Mora Peña, E. M., Nuñez Oñate, H. K., & Calderon Maldonado, L. C. (2025). Terpenes in Essential Oils from Plants of Piper and Peperomia Genders (PIPERACEAE), Chemical and Bioactivity, One Review about Tropical American Biodiversity. In Natural Products Phytochemistry, Botany, Metabolism of Alkaloids, Phenolics and Terpenes (pp. 1-24). Springer.

Noriega Rivera, Paco Fernando ; Mora Peña, Erika Michelle ; Nuñez Oñate, Hericka Koraima et al. / Terpenes in Essential Oils from Plants of Piper and Peperomia Genders (PIPERACEAE), Chemical and Bioactivity, One Review about Tropical American Biodiversity. Natural Products Phytochemistry, Botany, Metabolism of Alkaloids, Phenolics and Terpenes. Springer, 2025. pp. 1-24

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