| Title: | Essential oil composition of the fruits of Periploca laevigata Aiton subsp. angustifolia (Labill.) Markgraf (Apocynaceae - Periplocoideae) |
| Author(s): | Zito P; Sajeva M; Bruno M; Maggio A; Rosselli S; Senatore F; Formisano C; |
| Address: | "Dipartimento di Scienze Botaniche , Universita degli Studi Palermo , Via Archirafi 38 , I-90139 Palermo , Italy" |
| DOI: | 10.1080/14786419.2010.535157 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1478-6427 (Electronic) 1478-6419 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The essential oil of the fruits of Periploca laevigata Aiton subsp. angustifolia (Labill.) Markgraf (Apocynaceae) from Lampedusa Island was obtained by hydrodistillation and its composition was analysed. The analyses allowed the identification and quantification of 64 volatile compounds belonging to different classes. The most abundant compounds were nonacosane, heptacosane, hentriacontane and delta-cadinene. Among the volatile compounds identified in the fruits of P. laevigata subsp. angustifolia, 31 are present in other taxa of Apocynaceae, 19 have antimicrobial activity and four are pheromones for the butterfly Danaus chrysippus. The possible ecological role of the volatile compounds found is briefly discussed" |
| Keywords: | "Alkanes/chemistry Anti-Infective Agents/chemistry Apocynaceae/*chemistry Fruit/*chemistry Hydrocarbons/chemistry Oils, Volatile/*chemistry Periploca/*chemistry Pheromones/chemistry;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineZito, Pietro Sajeva, Maurizio Bruno, Maurizio Maggio, Antonella Rosselli, Sergio Senatore, Felice Formisano, Carmen eng England 2011/08/24 Nat Prod Res. 2011 Aug; 25(14):1339-46. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2010.535157" |
