title: A myristicin-rich essential oil from Daucus sahariensis growing in Algeria.
abstract: The essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation from leaves and fruits of Daucus sahariensis Murb. were analyzed by GC/MS. The main constituents of the essential oil from the leaves were myristicin (34.3%), alpha-pinene (5.4%), cis-chrysanthenyl acetate (5.3%) and epi-alpha-bisabolol (4.8%), and those from the fruits myristicin (43.9%), alpha-pinene (13.1%), limonene (9.4%), and cis-chrysanthenyl acetate (7.4%). Myristicin, the main constituent of both essential oils, is generally absent in the oils from other Daucus species, permitting the hypothesis that this compound is a chemical marker of this Saharan species.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Biomolecules and Plant Breeding, Life Science and Nature Department, Faculty of Exact Science and Life Science and Nature, University of Larbi Ben Mhidi Oum El Bouaghi, Algeria.
authors.forename: Tahar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Smaili
authors.forename: Amar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zellagui
authors.forename: Pier Luigi
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Cioni
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Flamini
mesh_terms: D000462:Algeria; D000081248:Allylbenzene Derivatives; D019661:Apiaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D001593:Benzyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D004148:Dioxolanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D011748:Pyrogallol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000081248:Allylbenzene Derivatives; D001593:Benzyl Compounds; D004148:Dioxolanes; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils; D011748:Pyrogallol; C005246:myristicin