• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Essential Oil Composition of Xanthium italicum From Serbia
  • Contributor: Mitić, Violeta D.; Ilić, Marija D.; Jovanović, Olga; Stankov-Jovanović, Vesna P.; Marković, Marija S.; Stojanović, Gordana S.
  • Published: SAGE Publications, 2019
  • Published in: Natural Product Communications, 14 (2019) 6
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1177/1934578x19849968
  • ISSN: 1934-578X; 1555-9475
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  • Description: The essential oil isolated from stem, fresh and mature fruits of Xanthium italicum Moretti by hydrodistillation was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. In the oil of stem, fresh and mature fruits, 121 components were identified, representing 94.6%, 92.1%, and 91.3% of the total oil, respectively. The most abundant compounds in stem oil were limonene (23.0%), methyl eugenol (5.4%), β-cubebene (5.0%),and δ-cadinene (3.3%). The oil of fresh fruits contained germacrene B (28.7%), shyobunol (16.7%), and α-humulene (8.4%) as major components. There were 4 major constituents in X. italicum oil from mature fruits: germacrene B (31.3%),α-humulene (11.8%), δ-cadinene (3.2%),and γ-muurolene (2.9%). Percentages of sesquiterpenes in oils from fresh and mature fruits were very high, 85.8% and 73.8 %.
  • Access State: Open Access