Journal article
Analysis of the essential oil components from different Carum copticum L. samples from Iran
Pharmacognosy research, Vol.6(1), pp.62-66
01/01/2014
DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.122920
PMCID: PMC3897012
PMID: 24497745
Abstract
Background: The family Apiaceae is defined with the diversity of essential oil. Fruits of Ajwain (Carum copticum), a famous herb of Apiaceae, accumulate up to 5% essential oil which is remarked as important natural product for food and flavoring industry, as well as pharmacological approaches. It is believed that differences in essential oil profile in a certain plant are resulted from various cultivation situations and locations, time of cultivation and also different extracting method. Objective: Present study aimed to evaluate major components of ten different collected Ajwain samples from random cultivation locations of Iran. Materials and Methods: Samples were individually subjected to hydrodistillation using a Clevenger-type apparatus for the extraction of essential oil. GC/MS analysis for samples was carried out using Agilent technologies model 789OA gas chromatograph with a mass detector. Results: The yield of extracted essential oil was calculated as 2.2 to 4.8% (v/w) for ten samples. Major oil components were thymol, para-cymene and gamma-terpinene. Five of ten samples have thymol as the main component with amount of 35.04 to 63.31%. On the other hand, for four samples, para-cymene was major with amount of 40.20 to 57.31% and one sample had gamma-terpinene as main constituent containing 37.43% of total oil. Accordingly, three different chemotypes, thymol, para-cymene and gamma-terpinene can be speculated from collected samples. Conclusion: While these components possess pharmacological effect, screening of different chemotypes not only represent the effect of cultivation situations and locations but also can be beneficial in further investigation.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Analysis of the essential oil components from different Carum copticum L. samples from Iran
- Creators
- Mohammad M. Zarshenas - Shiraz UniversitySoliman Mohammadi Samani - Shiraz UniversityPeyman Petramfar - Shiraz UniversityMahmoodreza Moein - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Pharmacognosy research, Vol.6(1), pp.62-66
- DOI
- 10.4103/0974-8490.122920
- PMID
- 24497745
- PMCID
- PMC3897012
- NLM abbreviation
- Pharmacognosy Res
- ISSN
- 0974-8490
- eISSN
- 0976-4836
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Number of pages
- 5
- Grant note
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences; Shiraz University of Medical Science
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2014
- Academic Unit
- Neurology
- Record Identifier
- 9985014707802771
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