Constituents of Essential Oil ofAframomum giganteum

Abstract

The composition of the essential oil of Aframomum giganteum was investigated by GC-MS. Forty seven terpenes were identified, the oil contained a high percentage of linalool and linalyl acetate which are mainly responsible for the smell of the A. giganteum stems. Fatty acids, paraffins, n-octanol, n-nonanol and guaiacol were also identified.

In vitro antiplasmodial activity and cytotoxicity of nine plants traditionally used in Gabon

“…This plant is a potential source of a new antimalarial drug. The genus Aframomum includes several species with strong antiplasmodial activity (Duker-Eshun et al, 2002;Kenmogne et al, 2006) mediated by flavonoids, diaryl heptanoids and sesquiterpenes (De Bernardi et al, 1981;Kamnaing et al, 2003). Our results are consistent with the use of this plant for traditional medicine in Haut-Ogooué.…”

“…Aframomum giganteum is an aromatic plant containing several terpenes (De Bernardi et al, 1981) that are very active on asexual blood stages of Plasmodium falciparum. This plant is a potential source of a new antimalarial drug.…”

Aframomum stipulatum (Gagnep) K. Schum and Aframomum giganteum (Oliv. & Hanb) K. Schum as Aroma Tincto Oleo Crops resources: essential oil, fatty acids, sterols, tocopherols, and tocotrienols composition of different fruit parts of Congo varieties

“…Aframomum species have been the object of numerous chemical investigations . Most of these studies were focused only on the essential oil (EO) chemical profile of Aframomum species.…”

Aromatic plants of tropical central Africa. Part XLIX: chemical composition of essential oils of the leaf and rhizome of Aframomum giganteum K. Schum from Gabon

“…17 Concerning A. giganteum, linalool and linalyl acetate were found to be mainly responsible for the smell of the stems collected in Central Africa Republic, whereas flavonols, quinones and dehydrozingerone were identified in their solvent extracts. [20][21][22] Seeds of the same species collected in Congo contained a majority of monoterpenes (β-pinene 50.3%, 1.8-cineole 23.4%). 23 The pungent principal obtained by solvent extraction of seeds collected in Gabon was identified as a diterpenoid 24 and compared with capsaicinoids.…”