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Essential Oils in the Ranunculaceae Family: Chemical Composition of Hydrodistilled Oils from Consolida regalis, Delphinium elatum, Nigella hispanica , and N. nigellastrum Seeds
Author(s) -
Kokoska Ladislav,
Urbanova Klara,
Kloucek Pavel,
Nedorostova Lenka,
Polesna Lucie,
Malik Jan,
Jiros Pavel,
Havlik Jaroslav,
Vadlejch Jaroslav,
Valterova Irena
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemistry and biodiversity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1612-1880
pISSN - 1612-1872
DOI - 10.1002/cbdv.201100048
Subject(s) - ranunculaceae , delphinium , chemistry , botany , aconitum , biology , alkaloid
In this study, 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. Similarly, 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 α ‐pinene (34.67%) and β ‐pinene (36.42%) were the main components of N. nigellastrum essential oil. Our results confirm the presence of essential oils in the family Ranunculaceae and suggest chemotaxonomical relationships within the representatives of the genera Consolida, Delphinium , and Nigella. In addition, the presence of various bioactive constituents such as linoleic acid, (−)‐ β ‐pinene, squalene, or carotol in seeds of D. elatum, N. hispanica , and N. nigellastrum indicates a possible industrial use of these plants.