| Title: | Volatile compounds from Melicope obscura |
| Author(s): | Smadja J; Strasberg D; Legoff G; Gauvin-Bialecki A; |
| Address: | "Laboratoire de Chimie des Substances Naturelles et des Sciences des Aliments, Faculte des Sciences et Technologies, Universite de la Reunion, 15 Avenue Rene Cassin, BP 7151, F-97715 St Denis Messag Cedex 9, La Reunion" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1612-1880 (Electronic) 1612-1872 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "To evaluate the interpopulation variability of volatile compounds in Melicope obscura, four samples representing four populations were collected all over the distribution area of the species in Reunion Island (Indian Ocean). The samples were extracted by hydrodistillation, and analyzed using GC/FID and GC/MS techniques. The study revealed that, in the four essential oils obtained, oxygenated sesquiterpenes were one of the major chemical classes (9.2-35.2%), mainly consisting of a new compound, (+)-6-ethenyl-2-hydroxy-6,10-dimethylundeca-2,9-dien-4-one (1), called melicopenol (8.6-30.1%). The compound was isolated by column chromatography and identified by spectral analyses including 1D- and 2D-NMR" |
| Keywords: | France Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Rutaceae/*chemistry Species Specificity Volatile Organic Compounds/chemistry/*isolation & purification; |
| Notes: | "MedlineSmadja, Jacqueline Strasberg, Dominique Legoff, Geraldine Gauvin-Bialecki, Anne eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Switzerland 2010/02/13 Chem Biodivers. 2010 Feb; 7(2):467-75. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.200900098" |
