title: Constituents of essential oil from the dried fruits and stems of Akebia quinata (THUNB.) DECNE.
abstract: The compositions of the essential oil from AKEBIAE FRUCTUS and AKEBIAE CAULIS, the dried fruits and stems of Akebia quinata (THUNB.) DECNE. (Lardizabalaceae), have been investigated by GC and GC/MS. As a result, the fruits oil was revealed the presence of 86 components, representing 98.4% of the total oil. The major compounds of the fruits oil were limonene, eugenol, octanal and p-cymene. The monoterpenoids and saturated short-chain aldehyde (C6 approximately C10) were main volatile fractions of the oil. Ninety components accounting for 90.5% of constituents of stems oil were identified, and the main compounds of the oil were hexanoic acid, palmitic acid, (2E, 4E)-decadienal and hexanol. The oil had high content of saturated fatty acids (C6 approximately C16), and unsaturated short-chain aldehyde (C6 approximately C10).
authors: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kinki University, Osaka, Japan.
authors: Jyunichi
authors: J
authors: Kawata
authors: Munekazu
authors: M
authors: Kameda
authors: Mitsuo
authors: M
authors: Miyazawa
mesh_terms: D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry*; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000032:analysis; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000032:analysis*; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000737:chemistry*; D029626:Ranunculaceae / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils