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A detailed study on chemical characterization of essential oil components of two Plectranthus species grown in Saudi Arabia
Joint Authors
Khan, Miraj al-Din
al-Salim, Munirah S. M.
Source
Journal of Saudi Chemical Society
Issue
Vol. 20, Issue 6 (30 Nov. 2016), pp.711-721, 11 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2016-11-30
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The chemical composition of the essential oils of Plectranthus cylindraceus and Plectranthus arabicus grown in Saudi Arabia were analyzed using gas chromatography techniques (GC–MS, GC–FID, Co-GC, LRI determination, and database and literature searches) using two different stationary phase columns (polar and nonpolar).
The analysis led to the characterization of a total of 157 different compounds from both oils.
In the oil derived from P.
cylindraceus, 79 compounds were identified, whereas 132 compounds were identified in the oil derived from P.
arabicus; these compounds account for 95.2 % and 98.4% of the total oil compositions, respectively.
The major constituents of P.
cylindraceus oil were patchouli alcohol (55.5 ± 0.01 %), 1,8-cineole (6.0 ± 0.01%) and valerianol (3.8 ± 0.18%), whereas, the main compounds of the P.
arabicus oil were 1,8-cineole (50.5± 1.37 %), b-pinene (7.0 ± 0.08 %), camphor (6.3 ± 0.19 %) and b-myrcene (4.1 ± 0.10 %).
To the best of our knowledge, patchouli alcohol found in high concentration in the P.
cylindraceus oil has never been reported from the genus Plectranthus.
Moreover, this is the first phytochemical study of P.
arabicus.
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American Psychological Association (APA)
Khan, Miraj al-Din& al-Salim, Munirah S. M.& al-Khathlan, Hamad Zayd. 2016. A detailed study on chemical characterization of essential oil components of two Plectranthus species grown in Saudi Arabia. Journal of Saudi Chemical Society،Vol. 20, no. 6, pp.711-721.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Khan, Miraj al-Din…[et al.]. A detailed study on chemical characterization of essential oil components of two Plectranthus species grown in Saudi Arabia. Journal of Saudi Chemical Society Vol. 20, no. 6 (Nov. 2016), pp.711-721.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Khan, Miraj al-Din& al-Salim, Munirah S. M.& al-Khathlan, Hamad Zayd. A detailed study on chemical characterization of essential oil components of two Plectranthus species grown in Saudi Arabia. Journal of Saudi Chemical Society. 2016. Vol. 20, no. 6, pp.711-721.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-716937
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 719-721
Record ID
BIM-716937