The biblical balm of Gilead (Commiphora gileadensis) was investigated in this study for anticancerous activity against tumor cell lines. The results obtained from ethanol-based extracts and from essential oils indicated that β-caryophyllene (trans-(1R,9S)-8-methylene-4,11,11-trimethylbicyclo[7.2.0]undec-4-ene) is a key component in essential oils extracted from the balm of Gilead. β-Caryophylle...

The chemical composition of Porella arboris-vitae extracts was determined by solid phase microextraction, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (SPME GC-MS), and 66 constituents were identified. The dominant compounds in methanol extract of P. arboris-vitae were β-caryophyllene (14.7%), α-gurjunene (10.9%), α-selinene (10.8%), β-elemene (5.6%), γ-muurolene (4.6%), and allo-aromadendrene (4.3%) a...

volatile components of three parts of pimpinella tragium vill. (umbelliferae family) from iran were investigated qualitatively and quantitatively for the first time. essential oils were isolated by hydro-distillation from stems plus leaves, inflorescence and seeds of p. tragium individually. the plant materials were collected from polour (northeast of tehran province). the yields of the stems p...

This study is part of a project devoted to determining the scent all orchid species present in Basilicata. All analyses were performed by using solid-phase microextraction technique coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The eight belonging Orchis genus was investigated. In case O. anthropophora, caryophyllene, tetradecanal and hexadecanal main components aroma; purpurea, 3,5-dimeth...

In our screening program for new agrochemicals from Chinese medicinal herbs, Murraya exotica was found to possess insecticidal activity against the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais and red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum. The essential oil of aerial parts of M. exotica was obtained by hydrodistillation and investigated by GC and GC-MS. The main components of M. exotica essential oil were spat...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the volatile and sensorial profile of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) by quantitative descriptive analysis (QDA) of the essential oil of three hybrids ("Cinnamon" × "Maria Bonita," "Sweet Dani" × "Cinnamon," and "Sweet Dani" × "Maria Bonita"). Twelve descriptive terms were developed by a selected panel that also generated the definition of each term a...

Fresh aerial parts of Angelica glauca, growing wild in Kashmir valley in higher Himalaya (Jammu and Kashmir, India), collected at flowering stage from different locations, on hydro-distillation provided a refreshing light pale coloured essential oil with characteristic floral woody flavour. The oil was found to be a complex mixture of mono- and sesquiterpenes and 34 compounds accounting for nea...

Hydrodistilled essential oil from Rhododendron anthopogonoides Maxim. (Ericaceae) aerial parts was analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). A total of 42 compounds, accounting for 95.48% of the total oil, were identified. The main constituents of the essential oil were benzyl acetone (34.41%), nerolidol (10.19%), 1,4-cineole (8.41%), beta-caryophyllene (5.63%), gamma-elemene (5...

نم أشنت .ةردان ةديمح ماروأ يه )ةيفيللا( ةيطابرلا مارولأا عباط تاذ يهو .مسلجا ءاحنأ عيمج يف ةيلضعلا لكايهلا لدعم عافترا ىلإ ىدأ امم ، ةرواجلما هيللمحا ةجسنلأل يحاشترا ةردنل ًارظن و .يحارلجا لاصئتسلاا دعب مرولا عوجر ةبسنو نع غلابلإاب انمق اننإف ، ةبقرلاو سأرلا ةقطنم يف مارولأا هذه يف اهجلاعو قنعلا ىلعأ يف يطابرلا مرولاب اهصيخشت تم ةلاح جلاعل هرفوتلما تارايلخاو قرطلا لوح يعولا ةدايزل ،انافشتسم .ةبق...