title: GC-MS analysis of the essential oils of ripe fruits, roots and flowering aerial parts of Elaeoselinum asclepium subsp. meoides growing in Sicily.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Zaytoonah Private University of Jordan, P.O. Box 130, 11733 Amman, Jordan. ammarosio@yahoo.it
authors.forename: Ammar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bader
authors.forename: Pier Luigi
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Cioni
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Flamini
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000081008:Bicyclic Monoterpenes; D001892:Camphanes; D039821:Monoterpenes; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D013729:Terpenes; C030216:pinane; C067796:camphane; C035126:thujane; C005451:alpha-pinene