title: Characterisation of the essential oil from different aerial parts of Lindera chunii Merr. (Lauraceae).
abstract: The essential oils from three organs (i.e. flowers, leaves and stems) of wild Lindera chunii Merr. in Dinghu Mountain (China) were obtained by microwave-assisted hydrodistillation. The essential oils were analysed by gas chromatography with flame ionisation detection and gas chromatography with mass spectrometry. The yields of essential oil varied from 0.06% to 0.59% and showed a remarkable variation among the plant organs. A total of 43 compounds accounting for 95.4-96.3% of the total essential oil were identified, and the major compounds were germacrene B (0.7-43.2%), viridiflorene (trace to 14.6%), globulol (6.3-11.6%), α-cadinol (1.7-8.6%) and τ-cadinol (0.5-7.3%). This study shows that the chemical compositions of the essential oils from the different organs of L. chunii are very variable.
authors: a School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhaoqing University , Zhaoqing , 526061 , P.R. China.
authors: Yanqing
authors: Y
authors: Liu
authors: Hongwu
authors: H
authors: Wang
authors: Shoulian
authors: S
authors: Wei
authors: Xuan
authors: X
authors: Cai
mesh_terms: D035264:Flowers / Q000737:chemistry; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D019770:Lauraceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000737:chemistry; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D009822:Oils, Volatile; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D013729:Terpenes; C445364:cadinol; C531284:globulol