Variation in Essential Oil Yield and Composition of Dorema aucheri Boiss., an Endemic Medicinal Plant Collected from Wild Populations in Natural Habitats

Abstract

In the present research, variability in essential oil (EO) composition of five Dorema aucheri populations collected from natural habitats in different regions of Iran, were investigated. The EO content of populations varied from 0.28 to 0.68%. According to gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis, β-caryophyllene (7.17 - 35.73%), thymol (23.45 - 29.64%), β-gurjunene (2.58 - 5.89%), carvacrol (1.32 - 2.67%) and cuparene (1.97 - 2.98%) were the major components. Hierarchical cluster, principal component and canonical correspondence analyses classified the studied populations into three groups based on major EO components. The environmental parameters of the collected sites were also evaluated. According to the results, it might be suggested that sandy soils with high mean annual precipitation were major environmental factors influencing the amount of β-caryophyllene, while thymol, cuparene and caryophyllen oxide increased in silty and clay soils. Finally, the population collected in high altitudes and clay soils had higher amount of β-gurjunene.

Variations in Essential Oil Composition and Antioxidant Activity in Perovskia abrotanoides Kar. Collected from Different Regions in Iran

“…Essential oils are a group of secondary metabolites with different pharmaceutical and food applications . Evaluation of secondary metabolites among and within populations or species provides new insight that can be exploited toward introducing elite genotypes with beneficial components of interest.…”

“…Plant EO composition and bioactive components are affected by such varied factors as genetic makeup, collection site, phenological stage, and climatic conditions . The EO components of P .…”

Chemical Composition of Essential Oil and Evaluation of Acute and Sub-Acute Toxicity of Dorema Ammoniacum D. Don. Oleo-Gum-Resin in Rats

“…The chemical composition of the essential oil from Dorema Glabrum revealed delta-Cadinene (12.77%) as the main component of the root that is followed by beta-bisabolene (7.48%), alpha-Fenchyl acetate (6.32%), and Copaene (5.68%) (Asnaashari et al, 2011); while elemicin (38.6%) and myristicin (14.3%) were reported as main compounds of aerial parts (Delnavazi et al, 2015). The investigation of Dorema Aucheri's essential oil revealed β-caryophyllene, thymol, β-gurjunene, carvacrol, and cuparene as the major components (Akbarian et al, 2016). The acute toxicity study showed no DAOGR-related mortality or adverse effects at any doses by oral administration during 14 days.…”

Variation in Essential Oil and Bioactive Compounds of Curcuma kwangsiensis Collected from Natural Habitats

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