title: The essential oil of Artemisia scoparia from tajikistan is dominated by phenyldiacetylenes.
abstract: The essential oil from the aerial parts of Artemisia scoparia was obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. A total of 32 compounds were identified representing 98.0% of the total oil composition. A. scoparia oil was dominated by the diacetylenes 1-phenyl-2,4-pentadiyne (34.2%) and capillene (4.9%). Other major components were beta-pinene (21.3%), methyl eugenol (5.5%), alpha-pinene (5.4%), myrcene (5.2%), limonene (5.0%), and (E)-beta-ocimene (3.8%). The oil was tested for in-vitro cytotoxic activity against MCF-7 cells, but was inactive.
authors.affiliation: V. I. Nikinin Institute of Chemistry, Tajik Academy ofSciences, Ainy St. 299/2, Dushanbe, 734063, Tajikistan.
authors.forename: Farukh S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Sharopov
authors.forename: William N
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Setzer
mesh_terms: D019306:Artemisia / Q000737:chemistry*; D000081008:Bicyclic Monoterpenes; D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds / Q000032:analysis; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000032:analysis; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000032:analysis*; D013620:Tajikistan
chemical_list: D000081008:Bicyclic Monoterpenes; D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds; D039821:Monoterpenes; D009822:Oils, Volatile; C010789:beta-pinene