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Unusual composition of the essential oils from the leaves of Piper aduncum
Author(s) -
Vila Roser,
Tomi Félix,
Mundina Marisa,
Santana Ana I.,
Solís Pablo N.,
López Arce José B.,
Balderrama Iclina José L.,
Iglesias José,
Gupta Mahabir P.,
Casanova Joseph,
Cañigueral Salvador
Publication year - 2004
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/ffj.1369
Subject(s) - sesquiterpene , chemistry , piper , essential oil , panama , piperaceae , chemical composition , terpene , composition (language) , monoterpene , botany , gas chromatography–mass spectrometry , horticulture , food science , organic chemistry , chromatography , mass spectrometry , biology , ecology , linguistics , philosophy
The chemical compositions of the essential oils from the leaves of Piper aduncum from Panama and Bolivia were investigated by GC‐FID, GC‐MS and 13 C‐NMR. In total, 55 components were identied representing 99.3 and 80.3% of each sample, respectively. The oil from Panama was characterized by a high percentage of sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (38.9%), the main ones being β ‐caryophyllene (17.4%) and aromadendrene (13.4%). In contrast, the oil from Bolivia showed a high content of monoterpenes (76%), the major constituent being 1,8‐cineole (40.5%). Phenylpropanoids, mainly sarisan (1‐allyl‐2‐methoxy‐4,5‐methylenedioxybenzene; 12.9%), were only detected in the latter. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.