abstract
The monoterpenic composition of the essential oil of oleo-gum-resin Ferula gummosa Boiss from Iran was studied by GC x GC-ToFMS. This study allowed to tentatively identify 130 monoterpenic compounds including 24 hydrocarbons, 52 alcohols, 4 ethers, 20 aldehydes, 8 oxides, 18 ketones, 1 furan and 3 epoxides, from which only 25 were reported before in this species. Furthermore, while previous studies identified terpenic hydrocarbons such as beta- and alpha-pinene as the most abundant monoterpenes, in the present study monoterpene alcohols as myrtenol, mentha-1,8-dien-7-ol, two pinocarveol isomers and mentha-1,5-dien-8-ol were the predominant components. GC x GC-ToFMS analysis allowed achieving a deeper characterization of the monoterpenic composition of F. gurnmosa, which may contribute to the increase of the value of this biomass plant material as a source of monoterpenic compounds. Moreover, this approach allows a more efficient quality control for existent applications and to prevent adulterations, promoting market confidence. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
keywords
2-DIMENSIONAL GAS-CHROMATOGRAPHY; FLIGHT MASS-SPECTROMETRY; DIRECT THERMAL-DESORPTION; ESSENTIAL OIL; CHEMICAL-COMPOSITION; VOLATILE COMPONENTS; GCXGC-TOF/MS; GC-MS; X GC; FRUITS
subject category
Agriculture
authors
Jalali, HT; Petronilho, S; Villaverde, JJ; Coimbra, MA; Domingues, MRM; Ebrahimian, ZJ; Silvestre, AJD; Rocha, SM
our authors
Armando Jorge Domingues Silvestre
Full professoracknowledgements
The Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran provided a research grant to Hossein Jalali Torshizi is greatly acknowledged. Authors also thank the Research Unit 62/94, QOPNA (project PEst-C/QUI/UI0062/2011) and the Centre for Research in Ceramics and Composite Materials (CICECO) at the University of Aveiro for the financial support of this work.