A myristicin-rich essential oil from Daucus sahariensis growing in Algeria.

Nat Prod Commun

Laboratory of Biomolecules and Plant Breeding, Life Science and Nature Department, Faculty of Exact Science and Life Science and Nature, University of Larbi Ben Mhidi Oum El Bouaghi, Algeria.

Published: June 2011

The essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation from leaves and fruits of Daucus sahariensis Murb. were analyzed by GC/MS. The main constituents of the essential oil from the leaves were myristicin (34.3%), alpha-pinene (5.4%), cis-chrysanthenyl acetate (5.3%) and epi-alpha-bisabolol (4.8%), and those from the fruits myristicin (43.9%), alpha-pinene (13.1%), limonene (9.4%), and cis-chrysanthenyl acetate (7.4%). Myristicin, the main constituent of both essential oils, is generally absent in the oils from other Daucus species, permitting the hypothesis that this compound is a chemical marker of this Saharan species.

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