Components of the essential oil from Glehnia littoralis

• Published in: Flavour and fragrance journal Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 215 - 218
• Main Authors: Miyazawa, Mitsuo, Kurose, Kohsuke, Itoh, Akiko, Hiraoka, Noboru, Kameoka, Hiromu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.05.2001; Wiley
• Subjects: a-Pinene; Applied sciences; b-Phellandrene; Biological and medical sciences; Chemical industry and chemicals; essential oil; Essential oils, perfumes; Exact sciences and technology; General pharmacology; germacrene B; Glehania littoralis; Glehnia litoralis; hexadecanoic acid; linoleic acid; Medical sciences; Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; propyl ocanoate; terpenoid; Washing products. Cosmetics and toiletries. Perfumes; α-pinene; β-phellandrene; Asia; Japan; Terpenoid; Chemical analysis; Hydrocarbon; Root; Coupled method; Pharmacognosy; Oriental medicine; Medicinal plant; Gas chromatography; Terpene; Folk medicine; Dicotyledones; Sesquiterpenes; Angiospermae; Monoterpene; Above ground plant part; Spermatophyta; Chemical composition; Essential oil; Umbelliferae; Mass spectrometry
• ISSN: 0882-5734; 1099-1026
• DOI: 10.1002/ffj.982

The chemical composition of the essential oils from Glehnia littoralis of aerial and root parts growing cultivated in Niigata Collage of Pharmacy were examined by GC, GC–MS and 1H‐NMR. Sixty seven components were characterized of G. littoralis aerial parts, with β‐phellandrene (12.96%), propyl octanoate (16.89%), hexadecanoic acid (14.45%), linoleic acid (8.79%) and methyl linolenate (5.47%) as the major constituents. Sixty six components were identified in the oil of root parts, with α‐pinene (13.40%), β‐phellandrene (22.93%) and germacrene B (6.68%) as the major constituents. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.