title: Ascaridole and related peroxides from the genus Chenopodium.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Detection of monoterpenoid ascaridole and other terpenoids in the genus Chenopodium from the East Mediterranean.
  
  
  METHODS
  Distribution of ascaridole in leaves of 13 species medicinal plant belonging to the genus Chenopodium was examined with the help of the GC MS method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  cis Ascaridole was found as a major peroxy monoterpenoid (up to 46.9 %) in the oil. Three minor isomers: cis isoascaridole (1.1 6.4 %), trans ascaridole (1 2 %), and trans isoascaridole (1 2 %) were also detected. The biological activities and biosynthesis of ascaridole are further discussed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results on Ascaridol and the major volatiles and semi volatiles of wild species belonging to the genus Chenopodium provide important information on biologically active monoterpenoid compounds and volatile metabolites biosynthesized in wild medicinal plants growing in the East Mediterranean.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products, School of Pharmacy, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Valery
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dembitsky
authors.forename: Ilya
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shkrob
authors.forename: Lumir Ondrej
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Hanus
mesh_terms: D027462:Chenopodium / Q000737:chemistry*; D000081005:Cyclohexane Monoterpenes; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000032:analysis*; D010545:Peroxides / Q000032:analysis*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D013729:Terpenes / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000081005:Cyclohexane Monoterpenes; D039821:Monoterpenes; D010545:Peroxides; D013729:Terpenes; C043372:ascaridole