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Composition and Chemical Variability of Leaf Oil of Myrtus Communis from North-Eastern Algeria

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: The chemical composition of 27 oil samples of Myrtus communis isolated from leaves collected in three locations in north-eastern Algeria was investigated by GC(RI) and 13C NMR spectroscopy. Yields ranged between 0.2-1.2% (w/w). The chemical composition of the oils was largely dominated by monoterpene hydrocarbons, with alpha-pinene (40.5-64.0%), 1,8-cineole (10.9-29.1%) and limonene (6.7-8.2%) being the major compounds. In all the samples, 3,3,5,5,8,8-hexamethyl-7-oxabicyclo[4.3.0]non-1(6)-ene-2,4-dione was identified (0.8-1.5%). The composition is similar to that reported for myrtle oils from Corsica, Sardinia and Tunisia, but differed from that of Moroccan and Spanish myrtle oils.

Source: Natural Product Communications

DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1000501029

Authors: Amel Bouzabata, Faffani Boussaha, Joseph Casanova, Félix Tomi

Institutions: Badji Mokhtar-Annaba University, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Language: English

Topic: Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity

Subfield: Food Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2254123450

FWCI: 2.995

Cites: 18

Cited by: 34

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