Comparative study of chemical composition of essential oils for two species of Asteriscus genus from Western Algeria

Comparative study between the chemical composition of the essential oils of Asteriscus maritimus and Asteriscus spinosus from Western Algeria have been investigated. Chemical variability of the essential oils of both species was reported for the first time using gas chromatography/retention indices...

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Published inThe Journal of essential oil research Vol. 31; no. 5; pp. 414 - 424
Main Authors Benomari, Fatima Zahra, Dib, Mohammed El Amine, Muselli, Alain, Costa, Jean, Djabou, Nassim
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis 03.09.2019
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Asteriscus maritimus
Asteriscus spinosus
chemical composition
essential oil
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Summary:Comparative study between the chemical composition of the essential oils of Asteriscus maritimus and Asteriscus spinosus from Western Algeria have been investigated. Chemical variability of the essential oils of both species was reported for the first time using gas chromatography/retention indices (GC/RI) and GC-mass spectrometry (GC/MS). A total of 86 compounds were identified in A. maritimus collective essential oil and 76 compounds in A. spinosus collective essential oil. Intra-species variations of the chemical compositions of essential oil from eighteen Algerian samples of various locations of both species were also investigated using statistical analysis. A. maritimus essential oils were characterized by T-cadinol (34.2-16.1%), p-cymene (30-15.1%), α-pinene (13.9-2.8%), bornyl acetate (8.7-5.3%) and Z-phytol (7.8-2.4%), as the major compounds. The main compounds of A. spinosus were α-cadinol (19.8-7.3%), β-pinene (17.6-12.9%), hexadecanoic acid (13.4-4.1%), T-cadinol (10.3-3.5%) and δ-cadinene (8.2-3.9%).
ISSN:1041-2905
2163-8152
DOI:10.1080/10412905.2019.1579761