title: Chemical composition of essential oils and hydrosols from fresh flowers of Cerasus subhirtella and Cerasus serrulata from East China.
abstract: Essential oils and hydrosols from fresh flowers of Cerasus subhirtella (Miq.) Sok. and Cerasusserrulata (Lindl.) London from East China were analysed by gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for the first time. The major components of the essential oils from C. subhirtella and C.serrulata were benzaldehyde (31.2% and 42.1%, respectively), tricosane (23.1% and 27.7%, respectively) and pentacosane (23.2% and 19.0%, respectively). The main constituents of the hydrosol volatiles from C. subhirtella and C.serrulata were benzaldehyde (67.5% and 64.3%, respectively) and mandelonitrile (12.5% and 12.4%, respectively). Benzaldehyde was the key component of the essential oils, while benzaldehyde as well as mandelonitrile was the principal compound of the hydrosols.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , Zhejiang University , No. 38 Zheda Road, Hangzhou 310027 , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Gaoming
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: Longhu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xuesong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Anyun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D001547:Benzaldehydes / Q000032:analysis; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D035264:Flowers / Q000737:chemistry; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D027861:Prunus / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001547:Benzaldehydes; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D009822:Oils, Volatile
keywords: Cerasus subhirtella; Cerasusserrulata; benzaldehyde; essential oil; hydrosol; mandelonitrile