Comparison of the Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Essential Oils from the Leaves and Flowers of Sambucus nigra

New esters from the essential oil of dry flowers of elder (Sambucus nigra L.)

“…The greatest variety of elderflower volatiles was identified by Bajer et al 27 ; however, a number of these compounds are obvious contaminants (2,6-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-(1-oxopropyl)phenol, N, N-dimethyldodecylamine, etc.). 33 Work by Ağalar et al, 26 Szymański et al 30 and Vujanović et al 31 regrettably suffers from similar inaccuracies. Basas-Jaumandreu and de las Heras 32 found 196 different compounds in a lipid extract of elderflowers; the majority of these can be considered volatiles and also occur in the elderflower essential oil.…”

“…Efforts were made by Mratinić & Fotirić 12 and Bošnjaković et al 13 to develop domestic genotypes into cultivars but, to date, their use is limited to amateur growers. 11 The chemical composition of the fruit and flowers of elder, including non-volatile 14,15 and volatile 4,[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] compounds, was the subject of numerous studies in the past decades. In particular, the fragrant flowers of the shrub are known to yield surprisingly minute amounts of essential oil (approximately 0.05% of dry weight).…”

“…The chemical composition of the fruit and flowers of elder, including non‐volatile 14,15 and volatile 4,16–32 compounds, was the subject of numerous studies in the past decades. In particular, the fragrant flowers of the shrub are known to yield surprisingly minute amounts of essential oil (approximately 0.05% of dry weight) 18 .…”