Essential oils in the Ranunculaceae family: Chemical composition of fractions hydrodistilled from Consolida regalis, Delphinium elatum, Nigella hispanica, and N. nigellastrum seeds

0376077 - ÚOCHB 2013 RIV DE eng J - Journal Article
Kokoška, L. - Urbanová, Klára - Klouček, P. - Nedorostová, L. - Polesná, L. - Malík, J. - Jiroš, Pavel - Havlík, J. - Vadlejch, J. - Valterová, Irena
Essential oils in the Ranunculaceae family: Chemical composition of fractions hydrodistilled from Consolida regalis, Delphinium elatum, Nigella hispanica, and N. nigellastrum seeds.
Chemistry & Biodiversity. Roč. 9, č. 1 (2012), s. 151-161. ISSN 1612-1872. E-ISSN 1612-1880
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA525/08/1179
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z40550506
Keywords : monoterpenes * pinenes * fatty acids * chemotaxonomy
Subject RIV: CC - Organic Chemistry
Impact factor: 1.808, year: 2012

We analyzed the chemical composition of volatile oils hydrodistilled from seeds of Consolida regalis, Delphinium elatum, Nigella hispanica, and N. nigellastrum using GC and GC/MS. In C. regalis, octadecenoic (77.79%) and hexadecanoic acid (8.34%) were the main constituents. The oils from D. elatum and N. hispanica seeds consisted chiefly of octadecadienoic (42.83 and 35.58%, resp.), hexadecanoic (23.87 and 28.59%, resp.), and octadecenoic acid (21.67 and 19.76%, resp.). Contrastingly, the monoterpene hydrocarbons alpha-pinene (34.67%) and beta-pinene (36.42%) were the main components of N. nigellastrum essential oil. Our results suggest chemotaxonomical relationships within the representatives of the genera Consolida, Delphinium, and Nigella.
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