Composition and chemical variability of leaf oil of Myrtus communis from north-eastern Algeria.
The chemical composition of 27 oil samples of Myrtus communis isolated from leaves collected in three locations in north-eastern Algeria was investigated by GC(RI) and 13C NMR spectroscopy. Yields ranged between 0.2-1.2% (w/w). The chemical composition of the oils was largely dominated by monoterpene hydrocarbons, with alpha-pinene (40.5-64.0%), 1,8-cineole (10.9-29.1%) and limonene (6.7-8.2%) being the major compounds. In all the samples, 3,3,5,5,8,8-hexamethyl-7-oxabicyclo[4.3.0]non-1(6)-ene-2,4-dione was identified (0.8-1.5%). The composition is similar to that reported for myrtle oils from Corsica, Sardinia and Tunisia, but differed from that of Moroccan and Spanish myrtle oils.
Laboratoire de Biofilms et Biocontamination des Matériaux, Université Badji-Mokhtar, Annaba, Algeria.
Amel
A
Bouzabata
Faffani
F
Boussaha
Joseph
J
Casanova
Félix
F
Tomi
D000462:Algeria; D031651:Myrtus / Q000737:chemistry*; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry
D009822:Oils, Volatile