title: Composition of the essential oil of Argania spinosa (Sapotaceae) fruit pulp.
abstract: The composition of the essential oil from the fresh and dried pulp of the fruit of Argania spinosa (Skeels) L. has been studied. Camphor was the major component in both oil types, but in addition, the fresh fruit oil had significant amounts of 1,8-cineole, endo-borneol, and 2-(4-methylcyclohex-3-enyl)-propan-2-ol., and the dried pulp oil 3,5-dimethyl-4-ethylidene-cyclohex-2-ene-1-one, 1,8-cineole, and 2-methylbutanoic acid. The presence of camphor and 1,8-cineole in argan fruit essential oil suggests that it could be used locally as an insect repellent, offering an output for argan fruit pulp that is at present a waste product.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie des Plantes et Synthèse organique et Bioorganique, Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohammed V-Agdal, BP1014 Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Hicham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Harhar
authors.forename: Said
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gharby
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghanmi
authors.forename: Hanae
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: El Monfalouti
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guillaume
authors.forename: Zoubida
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Charrouf
mesh_terms: D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry*; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D029632:Sapotaceae / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils