Comparative GC analyses of ripe fruits, leaves and floral buds essential oils of Tunisian Myrtus communis L.

Authors

  • Ahmed Snoussi Ecole Supérieure des Industries Alimentaires, 58 Avenue Alain Savary, 1003 Tunis, Tunisia.
  • Faten Kachouri Ecole Supérieure des Industries Alimentaires, 58 Avenue Alain Savary, 1003 Tunis, Tunisia.
  • Mohamed Moncef Chaabouni Ecole Supérieure des Industries Alimentaires, 58 Avenue Alain Savary, 1003 Tunis, Tunisia.
  • Nabiha BouzouitaComparative GC analyses of ripe fruits, leaves and floral buds essential oils of Ecole Supérieure des Industries Alimentaires, 58 Avenue Alain Savary, 1003 Tunis, Tunisia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13171/mjc.1.1.2011.12.06.16

Abstract

The chemical composition of essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation from Tunisian wild growing myrtle ripe fruits, leaves and floral buds was examined by GC and GC-MS. The yields of hydrodistilled oils obtained from different plant parts were: leaves 0.5%, floral buds 0.2% and ripe fruits 0.02%. Significant differences were found in the concentration of main constituents of the oils: α-pinene [48.9% (floral buds), 34.3% (fruits), 23.7% (leaves)], 1,8-cineole [15.3% (floral buds), 26.6% (fruits), 61.0% (leaves)]. The leaves oil contained less linalool than floral buds and ripe fruits oils. Tunisian myrtle is characterized by the absence of myrtenyl acetate.

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2011-06-12

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2011)

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Agrochemistry

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