Microwave Extraction of Essential Oil from Anastatica hierochuntica (L): Comparison with Conventional Hydro-Distillation and Steam Distillation. Issue 4 (4th July 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Abd El-Gaber, Amira S.; El Gendy, Abdel Nasser G.; Elkhateeb, Ahmed; Saleh, Ibrahim A.; El-Seedi, Hesham R.
• Is Part Of: Journal of essential oil-bearing plants. Volume 21:Issue 4(2018)
• Page Start: 1003
• Page End: 1010
• Publication Date: 2018-07-04
• Subjects: Microwave assisted extraction (MAE) -- hydrodistillation (HD) -- steam distillation (SD) -- Anastatica hierochuntica and essential oils (EOs); Essences and essential oils -- Periodicals; Aromatic plants -- Biotechnology -- Periodicals; Oilseed plants -- Biotechnology -- Periodicals; Aromatic plants -- Periodicals; Oilseed plants -- Periodicals; 661.80605
• DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2018.1504695
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0972-060X

Abstract

Abstract: This article stands to introduce microwave assisted extraction (MAE) as a more effective method for extraction of Anastatica hierochuntica (L) essential oils (EOs) compared to traditional hydrodistillation (HD) and steam distillation (SD) methods. Analysis of EOs by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) showed significant differences in the constituents and percentages of the obtained oils. Using MAE and HD obtained oxygenated monoterpenes 50.79% whereas SD obtained sesquiterpene hydrocarbons 79.84% as major contents of the extracted oils. This is the first report of EO composition of the aerials parts of A. heirochunatica . It offered several advantages of MAE technique as a green method with shorter extraction time (60 min) and better yield.