CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF VOLATILE OIL OF VERBENA TRIPHYLLA L. HÉR. AND OCIMUM BASILICUM VAR. CITRIODORUM
| Main Authors: | DOMBROV, Ludmila, GILLE, Elvira, COLŢUN, Maricica, NECULA, Radu, CHISNICEAN, Lilia, LUPAN, Aurelia |
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| Format: | Article eJournal |
| Bahasa: | ron |
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, 2019
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/2906374 |
Daftar Isi:
- Summary. Verbena triphylla L. Hér. and O. basilicum var. citriodorum are cultivated as aromatic and spice plants in different areas of the world, especially for the lemon-like smell of their leaves, due to the presence of 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienal, also known as lemonal or citral, a mixture of two isomers: trans-citral or geranial and cis-citral or neral, which is used in food and perfumery. The purpose of this study was to determine, at different stages of development, the composition of the essential oil of the species Verbena triphylla L. Hér. and O. basilicum var. citriodorum, grown at the National Botanical Garden (Institute) „Al. Ciubotaru”. The composition of the essential oil was analysed by gas chromatography - mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The 29 compounds identified in the essential oil of Verbena triphylla L. Hér. include limonene (24,6-25,3%), geranial (14,4-16,7%), neral (11,4-13,8%), caryophyllene oxide (7,8-9,0%), spathulenol (4,9-6,6%), which constitute 66,0-68,5% of the oil composition. In the oil of O. basilicum var. citriodorum, 37 constituents were determined, the main ones being: linalool (28,7-31,2%), geranial (14,3-18,0%), carveol (11,9-14,7%), 4-terpineol (6,5-6,7%) and nerol (3,2-6,7%), which constitute 68,1-73,8% of the total composition.