Research Article
Opeyemi
Nudewhenu Avoseh*, Isiaka Ajani Ogunwande2, Amonah Temitope Arije1,
3, Fanyana Moses Mtunzi4 , Roberta Ascrizzi5 and Guido Flamini5
Abstract
This study was designed to determine the chemical constituents of
essential oil from the leaves of Alternanthera
sessilis (L.)
R. Br. Ex DC. (Amaranthaceae) grown
in Nigeria. The essential oil was isolated using
hydrodistillation method. The constituents of A. sessilis oil were
characterized using gas chromatography-flame ionization detector (GC-FID) and
gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The yield of the essential oil
was 0.21% (v/w), calculated on a dry weight basis. A total of seventeen
compounds accounting for 95.6% of the oil content were identified. The oil was devoid of any of the monoterpene compounds. The main constituents of
the oil were hexahydrofarnesyl
acetone (35.6%), β-caryophyllene (16.1%) and n-heptadecane (10.7%). Terpenoid compounds were being reported for the
first time in A. sessilis.
Abstract Keywords
Alternanthera sessilis, essential oil, hexahydrofarnesyl acetone, β-caryophyllene,
n-heptadecane
Abstract
This study was designed to determine the chemical
constituents of essential oil from the leaves of Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R. Br. Ex DC. (Amaranthaceae) grown in Nigeria. The
essential oil was isolated using hydrodistillation method. The constituents of A. sessilis oil were characterized using gas
chromatography-flame ionization detector (GC-FID) and gas chromatography-mass
spectrometry (GC-MS). The yield of the essential oil was 0.21% (v/w),
calculated on a dry weight basis. A total of seventeen compounds accounting for
95.6% of the oil content were identified. The oil was devoid of any of
the monoterpene compounds. The main constituents of the
oil were hexahydrofarnesyl acetone
(35.6%), β-caryophyllene (16.1%) and n-heptadecane (10.7%). Terpenoid compounds
were being reported for the first time in A.
sessilis.
Keywords
Alternanthera sessilis, essential oil, hexahydrofarnesyl acetone, β-caryophyllene,
n-heptadecane
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Abstract
This study was designed to determine the chemical constituents of
essential oil from the leaves of Alternanthera
sessilis (L.)
R. Br. Ex DC. (Amaranthaceae) grown
in Nigeria. The essential oil was isolated using
hydrodistillation method. The constituents of A. sessilis oil were
characterized using gas chromatography-flame ionization detector (GC-FID) and
gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The yield of the essential oil
was 0.21% (v/w), calculated on a dry weight basis. A total of seventeen
compounds accounting for 95.6% of the oil content were identified. The oil was devoid of any of the monoterpene compounds. The main constituents of
the oil were hexahydrofarnesyl
acetone (35.6%), β-caryophyllene (16.1%) and n-heptadecane (10.7%). Terpenoid compounds were being reported for the
first time in A. sessilis.
Abstract Keywords
Alternanthera sessilis, essential oil, hexahydrofarnesyl acetone, β-caryophyllene,
n-heptadecane
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