Composition of the essential oils of three Acmadenia species from South Africa
JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH, vol.18, pp.54-56, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 18
- Publication Date: 2006
- Doi Number: 10.1080/10412905.2006.12067121
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.54-56
- Keywords: Acmadenia alternifolia, Acmadenia obtusata, Acmadenia sheilae, Rutaceae, essential oil composition, alpha-pinene, beta-pinene, beta-phellandrene, myrcene, linalool
- Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Hydrodistilled essential oils from the leaves of Acmadenia alternifolia Cham., A. obtusata (Thunb.) Batl. et H.L. Wendle and A. sheilae I. Williams were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Twenty-two compounds were characterized in the oil of A. alternifolia representing 94.6% of the total composition. Main compounds were monoterpene hydrocarbons: beta-pinene (30.6%), beta-phellandrene (17.8%), alpha-pinene (14.5%), limonene (6.9%) and sabinene (6.6%). Forty-seven compounds were characterized in the oil of A. obtusata representing 96.7% of the oil with monoterpene hydrocarbons alpha-pinene (27.4%), beta-phellandrene (23.2%), beta-pinene (15.1%) and limonene (7.5%) and a linear monoterpene alcohol linalool (7.6%) as main constituents. In the oil of A. sheilae, 26 compounds were characterized representing 94.6% of the total oil. Monoterpene hydrocarbons were also predominant in this oil with acyclic monoterpene myrcene (25.1%) together with sabinene (16.1%), beta-pinene (9.3%), alpha-pinene (9.3%) and linalool (9.0%) as main constituents.