Essential Oils from Four Brazilian Piper Species: GC-MS and HPTLC Profiling, Cytotoxicity Screening, and Behavioral Deterrence Against Imported Fire Ants
Background: Brazilian Piper species are chemically diverse sources of volatile metabolites, yet direct comparative datasets integrating complementary analytical and biological endpoints remain limited. Methods: This study compared hydrodistilled essential oils (EOs) from Piper amalago, P. diospyrifolium, P. grazielae,...