title: Preisocalamendiol, Shyobunol and Related Oxygenated Sesquiterpenes from Bolivian Schinus molle Essential Oil.
abstract: Five batches of Bolivian Schinus molle essential oils were obtained from pilot and industrial-scale hydrodiffusions. They were analyzed by gas chromatography to find 80 known compounds and two unknown molecules. In particular, preisocalamendiol (5.6-11.0 %) was found to be an important constituent of these oils, along with shyobunol (0.6-3.2 %) and several other related oxygenated sesquiterpenes. These compounds, usually found in Acorus calamus, had not been reported altogether in S. molle essential oils previously. These findings, in light of the GABAA positive modulating effect of shyobunone and preisocalamendiol, along with some traditional uses of S. molle, suggest that further investigation of the tranquilizing properties of these Bolivian oils would be of interest.
authors.forename: Alexis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: St-Gelais
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mathieu
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Levasseur
authors.forename: Jesús Flores
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Ovando
authors.forename: Ruben
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Escamilla
authors.forename: Hubert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Marceau
mesh_terms: D027926:Anacardiaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry*; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D009822:Oils, Volatile; D012717:Sesquiterpenes