Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil of Pituranthos scoparius

Nadhir Gourine , Bahia Merrad , Mohamed Yousfi (1) , Pierre Stocker (2) , Emile M. Gaydou (3)

1 TPCIM - Département Technologie des Polymères et Composites & Ingénierie Mécanique
2 LCP - Laboratoire Chimie Provence
3 ISM2 - Institut des Sciences Moléculaires de Marseille

The essential oils obtained by hydro distillation of the aerial parts of Pituranthos scoparius were collected from different regions of Algeria and gave various yields ranging from 0.6 up to 2.8% (v/w). These samples were analyzed by GC and GC-MS showing the occurrence of monoterpene hydrocarbons and some oxygenated compounds. The major components were alpha-pinene (4.4-35.8%), limonene (0.8-66.5%), bornyl acetate (tr-9.6%), myristicin (tr-31.1) and dill apiole (0.4-47.3%). The aerial parts of P. scoparius could be either very rich or very poor in limonene, myristicin or dill apiole. Cluster analysis shows differences in essential oil compositions of samples coming from the different area collected.

Domaines: Chimie

Nadhir Gourine, Bahia Merrad, Mohamed Yousfi, Pierre Stocker, Emile M. Gaydou. Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil of Pituranthos scoparius. Natural Product Communications , 2011, 6 (8), pp.1151--1154. ⟨hal-01460321⟩