| Title: | "Chemical composition of the essential oil of leaves and roots of Ottoa oenanthoides (Apiaceae) from Merida, venezuela" |
| Author(s): | Rojas J; Buitrago A; Rojas LB; Morales A; Baldovino S; |
| Address: | "Organic Biomolecular Research Group, Research Institute, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela. janner@ula.ve" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1934-578X (Print) 1555-9475 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Essential oils extracted by hydrodistillation from leaves and roots of Ottoa oenanthoides Kunth (Apiaceae) were analyzed by GC/MS. The oils, obtained in yields of 0.10% and 0.66%, respectively, each contained four compounds, which were identified from their mass spectra and retention indices (RI). The major compound identified was 2-methoxy-8-methyl-1,4-naphthalindione (59.9% leaves, and 62.8%, roots), followed by 7-methoxy-1-naphthol (18.3% leaves and 17.3% roots), 2-naphthalenol (18.6% leaves and 15.0% roots), and 3-methoxy-2-naphthalenol (3.1% leaves and 2.1% roots). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that naphthalene derivatives have been reported for any species of the Apiaceae family" |
| Keywords: | "Apiaceae/*chemistry Oils, Volatile/*chemistry Plant Leaves/*chemistry Plant Roots/*chemistry Venezuela;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineRojas, Janne Buitrago, Alexis Rojas, Luis B Morales, Antonio Baldovino, Shirley eng 2010/08/26 Nat Prod Commun. 2010 Jul; 5(7):1115-6" |
