GC-MS analysis of the essential oils of ripe fruits, roots and flowering aerial parts of Elaeoselinum asclepium subsp. meoides growing in Sicily.
The compositions of the essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation of the ripe fruits, flowering aerial parts and roots of Elaeoselinum asclepium (L.) Bertol subsp. meoides (Desf.) Fiori (Apiaceae) were determined by GC-MS analysis. All the analyzed parts were very rich in alpha-pinene (77.1%, 92.2% and 60.8%, respectively). Other compounds detected in appreciable amounts were beta-pinene (4.3%, 4.0% and 8.2%), and sabinene (11.9% in ripe fruits; 12.8% in aerial parts). The plant synthesizes different classes of monoterpenes, including pinane, camphane, thujane, menthane, and fenchane derivatives, besides some acyclic monoterpenes. Trace amounts of sesquiterpenes and diterpenes were also detected.
Bader
Ammar
A
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Zaytoonah Private University of Jordan, P.O. Box 130, 11733 Amman, Jordan. ammarosio@yahoo.it
Cioni
Pier Luigi
PL
Flamini
Guido
G
D019661:Apiaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D000081008:Bicyclic Monoterpenes; D001892:Camphanes / Q000737:chemistry; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000737:chemistry; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry*; D035261:Plant Components, Aerial / Q000737:chemistry*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry*; D012802:Sicily; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry
D000081008:Bicyclic Monoterpenes; D001892:Camphanes; D039821:Monoterpenes; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D013729:Terpenes; C030216:pinane; C067796:camphane; C035126:thujane; C005451:alpha-pinene