A new chemotype with high tricyclene content from the essential oil of Salvia aegyptiaca L. growing in Algerian Pre-Sahara. Issue 20 (13th October 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Smaili, Tahar; Bendif, Hamdi; Zedam, Abdelghani; Flamini, Guido; Maggi, Filippo
• Is Part Of: Natural product research. Volume 36:Issue 20(2022)
• Page Start: 5364
• Page End: 5369
• Publication Date: 2022-10-13
• Subjects: Salvia aegyptiaca -- Lamiaceae -- essential oil -- GC-MS -- tricyclene -- limonene; Natural products -- Periodicals; Natural products -- Research -- Periodicals; Biological Factors -- Periodicals; Biological Products -- Periodicals; 547
• DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2021.1929218
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1478-6419

Abstract

Abstract: The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation from the aerial parts of Salvia aegyptiaca L. (Lamiaceae) growing wild in pre-Saharan region of Algeria, was analysed by GC-MS. Forty-one compounds were detected, representing 87.9% of the whole oil. The essential oil of S. aegyptiaca is characterized by the predominance of monoterpene derivatives (70.6%). The major constituents were tricyclene (22.9%), followed by limonene (17.5%), β-pinene (7.4%), caryophyllene oxide (3.2%) and β-caryophyllene (3.1%). Tricyclene, the main component in our analysis is generally absent in the volatile oils from other Salvia species, therefore, the Algerian accession of S. aegyptiaca may be categorized as a new chemo-type.