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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Analysis of Essential Oils from Scutellaria orientalis ssp. alpina and S. utriculata by GC and GC-MS
Felice SenatoreCarmen FormisanoDaniela RiganoNelly Apostolides ArnoldFranco Piozzisubject
PharmacologyScutellaria orientalisCaryophyllenePlant ScienceGeneral MedicineSesquiterpenechemistry.chemical_compoundComplementary and alternative medicineLinaloolchemistryDrug DiscoveryBotanyGuaiacolGas chromatography–mass spectrometryChemical compositionGeranioldescription
The chemical composition of the essential oils obtained from aerial parts of Scutellaria orientalis L. ssp. alpina (Boiss.) O. Schwarz and S. utriculata Labill. growing wild in Lebanon, were analyzed by GC and GC-MS. In S. orientalis ssp. alpina, strongly characterized by sesquiterpenes (41.2%) and particularly sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (31.7%), hexahydrofarnesylacetone (11.7%) was recognized as the main constituent, together with hexadecanoic acid (7.6%), caryophyllene (7.4%), caryophyllene oxide (6.8%), 4-vinylguaiacol (5.4%) and germacrene D (5.4%). S. utriculata oil was instead constituted above all by monoterpenes (42.2%), particularly oxygen containing monoterpenes (39.9%), and in this oil the main compounds were linalool (20.1%), 4-vinyl guaiacol (15.5%), α-terpineol (8.9%), ( E)-nerolidol (8.9%) and geraniol (8.2%).
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-09-01 | Natural Product Communications |