Hydrodistilled leaves of Chenopodiumalbum yielded 0.64 % v/w of essential oil. GC and GC/MS analyses of the oil revealed that the bulk of the oil was constituted by aromatic compounds (60.1 %). The abundant constituents of the oil were: p- cymene (40.9 %), ascaridole (15.5 %), pinane-2-ol (9.9 %), α-pinene (7.0 %), β-pinene (6.2 %) and α-terpineol (6.2 %). The oil displayed strong anti-inflamma...

The objectives of this study were to chemically characterize and evaluate the antioxidant activity of essential oils Cinnamodendron dinisii Schwacke (pepper) and Siparuna guianensis Aublet (negramina). The essential oil was isolated by hydrodistillation using a Clevenger modified apparatus, and the identification and quantification of constituents, through GC/MS and GC-FID analysis. The antioxi...

objective: eucalyptus (fam. myrtaceae) is a medicinal plant and various eucalyptus species possess potent pharmacological actions against diabetes, hepatotoxicity, and inflammation. this study aims to investigate essential oil compositionfrom leaves and flowers of e. microthecaand e. viminalisleavesgrowing in the southeast of iran. materials and methods: the aerial parts of these plants were co...

OBJECTIVES Astrodaucus persicus, Apiaceae, is used as vegetable or food additive in some parts of Iran. The essential oils of different parts of Astrodaucus persicus from Kordestan province were analyzed for the first time and compared with other regions. In this study, antioxidant activities and total phenols determination of aerial parts essential oils and root fractions of A. persicus were i...

The impact of relative humidity (RH) on organic new particle formation (NPF) from ozonolysis monoterpenes remains an area active debate. Previous reports provide contradictory results indicating both depression and enhancement NPF under conditions moderate RH, while others do not indicate a potential impact. Only several have suggested that the effect may depend absolute mixing ratio precursor ...

The hydrodistilled essential oil from flowers of Hymenocrater platystegius Rech. f., which isendemic to Iran, was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Twelve compounds representing 80.4%of the flowers oil of H. platystegius were identified. This oil was particularly rich in α-pinene(25.8%) and limonene (20.9%); another major component of the oil was β-pinene (12.2%).

Microalgae are recognized as a third generation feedstock for biofuel production due to their rapid growth rates and lignin-free characteristics. In this study, a lipid extracted microalgal biomass residues was used as the raw material to produce isoprene, α-pinene and β-pinene with an engineered E. coli strain. We adopted an optimal sulfuric acid hydrolysis method (1:7 ratio of solid to acid s...

Rate constants for the gas phase reactions of O(P) atom with a series of monoterpenes have been determined at ambient temperature (~302-309K) and atmospheric pressure using a relative rate technique. Using the literature rate constants for O(P) + isobutene, cis and trans-2-butene, 3-methyl-1-butene, 2-methyl-2-butene and 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene as the standards, the O(P) rate constants derived fo...

--We investigated the hypotheses that two different varieties of Arabidopsis thaliana show differences in physiology and terpene production. The two varieties of A. thaliana used in this study were wild-type (WT) and transgenic line (CoxIV-FaNES I) genetically modified to emit nerolidol with linalool/nerolidol synthase (COX). Photosynthetic rate, electron transport rate, fluorescence, leaf vola...

Background:Commiphora gileadensis (Hebrew: apharsemon) has been used since Biblical times to treat various ailments, and is used today in the traditional medicine of some Middle Eastern cultures. Methods: The essential oils from the stem bark, leaves, and fruits of Commiphora gileadensis-collected at the Ein Gedi Botanical Garden, Israel-were obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by gas ch...