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Analysis by GC–MS of the hexane extract of the aerial parts of Aristolochia acutifolia Duchtr.
Author(s) -
Palmeira Sebastião F.,
Conserva Lucia M.,
Andrade Eloisa Helena de A.,
Guilhon Giselle Maria S. P.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
flavour and fragrance journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1099-1026
pISSN - 0882-5734
DOI - 10.1002/1099-1026(200103/04)16:2<85::aid-ffj948>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - chemistry , pentadecane , hexane , palmitic acid , chromatography , gas chromatography–mass spectrometry , ethyl acetate , sesquiterpene , organic chemistry , mass spectrometry , fatty acid
Qualitative analysis by GC–MS of the three non‐polar fractions from the hexane extract of Aristolochia acutifolia Duchtr. was carried out and 47 constituents were identified. The major groups of constituents identified away these fractions were sesquiterpenes (spathulenol, 23.1%; β‐bisabolene, 9.0%; α‐eudesmol, 6.9%; α‐selinene, 5.2%; and trans ‐α‐bergamotene, 5.1%), esters (ethyl hexadecanoate, 23.0%; ethyl 9‐octadecenoate, 11.6%; and methyl hexadecanoate, 7.9%), phenylpropanoids (myristicin, 35.3%; and elemicin, 15.8%), carboxilic acids (oleic, 22.8%; and palmitic acids, 20.3%), and n ‐alkanes (pentadecane, 11.7%). Some constituents identified are described for the first time in this genus. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.