Composition of the essential oil of Acanthopanax trifoliatus (L.) Merr. (Araliacaea) from Vietnam

• Published in: Flavour and fragrance journal Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 41 - 44
• Main Authors: Muselli, Alain, Hoi, Tran Minh, Cu, Luu Dam, Moi, La Dinh, Bessière, Jean-Marie, Bighelli, Ange, Casanova, Joseph
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.01.1999; Wiley
• Subjects: 13C-NMR; Acanthopanax trifoliatus (L) Merr; Analytical chemistry; Applied sciences; Chemical industry and chemicals; Chemical Sciences; essential oil composition; Essential oils, perfumes; Exact sciences and technology; GC-MS; Washing products. Cosmetics and toiletries. Perfumes; Asia; Vietnam; Terpenoid; Chemical analysis; Coupled method; Plant leaf; NMR spectrometry; Stem; Gas chromatography; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Spermatophyta; Chemical composition; Essential oil; Mass spectrometry; Araliaceae; Carbon 13
• ISSN: 0882-5734; 1099-1026
• DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1026(199901/02)14:1<41::AID-FFJ781>3.0.CO;2-B

The essential oil of Acanthopanax trifoliatus (L.) Merr. from Vietnam, was investigated using combination of capillary GC, GC–MS and carbon‐13 NMR spectroscopy after fractionation by column chromatography. More than 60 compounds, representing 97.4% of the total amount were identified. The main components were α‐pinene (23.9%), sabinene (14.9%), terpinen‐4‐ol (9.0%), β‐pinene (7.7%) and p‐cymene (5.8%). Carissone, an eudesmane derivative, was identified as a minor component by carbon‐13 NMR. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.