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Chemical composition of the essential oil from different vegetative parts of Foeniculum vulgare subsp. piperitum (Ucria) Coutinho (Umbelliferae) growing wild in Sicily
Maurizio BrunoNatale BadalamentiVincenzo Ilardisubject
FoeniculumPlant ScienceFoeniculum vulgare subsp. vulgareBiologySubspecies01 natural sciencesBiochemistryAnalytical Chemistrylaw.inventionchemistry.chemical_compoundlawβ phellandreneChemical compositionEssential oilLimoneneterpinoleneApiaceae010405 organic chemistryOrganic Chemistrybiology.organism_classification0104 chemical sciences010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistryHorticultureFoeniculum vulgare subsp. piperitumchemistryvolatile componentsβ-phellandreneα-phellandreneEstragoleApiaceaedescription
In the present study, the chemical compositions of the essential oils from roots, stems, leaves and fruits of Foeniculum vulgare subsp. piperitum collected in Sicily were evaluated by GC and GC-MS. The main components of the roots were terpinolene (33.15%), gamma-terpinene (12.18%) and fenchyl acetate (11.23%). Stems and leaves were very rich in alpha-phellandrene (36.85% and 41.59%, respectively) and beta-phellandrene (19.68% and 25.79%, respectively), whereas the main components of fruits were terpinolene (20.10%) and limonene (17.84%)These results were compared with those of the EOs of the same vegetative parts of Foeniculum vulgare subsp. vulgare, collected in the same station and in the same days. The oils of F. vulgare subsp. vulgare showed completely different compositions, with estragole, (E)-anethole and alpha-pinene as main compounds, clearly indicating the differentiation of the two subspecies. Our results were also compared with those reported in literature for other accessions of Foeniculum vulgare subsp. piperitum[GRAPHICS].
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-07 | Natural Product Research |