COMPOSITION OF THE VOLATILE METABOLITES FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF TORILIS LEPTOPHYLLA (L.) REICHB. AND T. UCRANICA SPRENGEL
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| Title | COMPOSITION OF THE VOLATILE METABOLITES FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF TORILIS LEPTOPHYLLA (L.) REICHB. AND T. UCRANICA SPRENGEL |
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| Abstract | The volatile metabolites obtained from different aerial parts of Torilis leptophylla (L.) Reichb. and T. ucranica Sprengel (Umbelliferae) were analyzed by GC-FID and GC/MS methods. Plants were collected at the end of June 2007 in the Eskisehir province of the Central Anatolian region of Turkey. The leaves, fruits and flowers were separately subjected to micro-distillation, using an Eppendorf MicroDistiller to obtain volatile metabolites. The leaf and fruit volatiles of T. leptophylla were characterized by high percentages of myrcene (8.9% and 15.6%, respectively), germacrene D (13.9% and 13.7%, resp.) and spathulenol (6.5% and 3.6%, resp.). The leaf and flower volatiles of T. ucranica were characterized by high amounts of sesquiterpenes with germacrene D (31.7% and 27.5%, resp.), ß-ylangene (6.8% and 5.9%, resp.) and bicyclogermacrene (5.3% and 6.9%, resp.) as major constituents. Among the fruit volatiles of T. ucranica himachalene-type sesquiterpenes, namely 1-á-H-himachal-4-en-1-ß-ol (50.6%), ß-himachalene (10.2%) and 1-himachalen-7-ol (0.8%) were predominant. The major monoterpene of the flowers and fruits of T. ucranica was found to be ß-pinene (15.1% and 11.3%, resp.). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the volatiles of T. ucranica. |
| Publisher | African Ethnomedicines Network |
| Date | 2009-06-07 |
| Source | African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative medicines (AJTCAM) ABSTRACTS OF THE WORLD CONGRESS ON MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS, CAPE TOWN NOVEMBER 2008 |
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