Abstract
The GC-MS analyses of the volatile oil obtained by hydrodistillation of the leaves of Solanum aculeastrum yielded 31 volatile compounds, representing 84.5% of the total oil composition. The oil consisted mainly of alkanes (17.5%), aldehydes (17%) and aromatic hydrocarbons (15.2%). The major compounds were n-nonane (12.4%) and o-phthalic acid (11.8%). The hexane fraction of the methanolic extract of the berries of the plant was also subjected to GC-MS analyses, yielding 16 compounds, which accounted for 87.1% of the total volatiles. The fraction was dominated by alkanes/alkenes with undecane (21.7%), tetradecane (10.8%) and tridecane (10.0%) being the most prominent.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 65-69 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2006 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Analytical Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry