| Title: | Composition of the essential oils in various organs at different developmental stages of Ammi visnaga (L.) Lam. from Tunisia |
| Author(s): | Sellami HK; Flamini G; Cioni PL; Smiti S; |
| Address: | "University of El-Manar II, Faculty of Sciences, Unity of Research of Ecology, Tunis, Tunisia. helaksellami@yahoo.fr" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1612-1880 (Electronic) 1612-1872 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The composition of the essential oils isolated by hydrodistillation from various organs at different development stages of Ammi visnaga (L.) Lam. growing in Tunisia was determined by GC/MS analysis. In particular, the oil profiles of the leaves, stems, flower buds, roots, umbels, and fruits have been examined during the whole life cycle. The oil from the flowering aerial parts was characterized by a high content of isoamyl 2-methylbutanoate. After flowering and during desiccation and fructification, the umbels and fruits expressed a high content of linalool. The oils, extracted from the roots collected in the vegetatif, buds floral, and floral stages, were rich in monoterpene aldehydes, oxygenated monoterpenes, and monoterpene hydrocarbons. The highest level of non-terpene hydrocarbons was found at the flower-bud stage, represented by 61.3% of nonane. Among the monoterpenes, sabinene (12.5%) and beta-pinene (8.5%) were identified in the flower buds" |
| Keywords: | "Ammi/*chemistry/*growth & development Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Oils, Volatile/*isolation & purification Plant Oils/*isolation & purification Plant Structures/*chemistry/*growth & development Tunisia;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineSellami, Hela Kallel Flamini, Guido Cioni, Pier Luigi Smiti, Samira eng Switzerland 2011/11/16 Chem Biodivers. 2011 Nov; 8(11):1990-2004. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.201100128" |
