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<p><italic>Bunium crassifolium</italic> Batt. (<italic>B. crassifolium</italic>) (Apiaceae) is an extremely rare endemic species from the North East of Algeria. In this study, we extracted the volatile organic compounds (VOC) of <italic>B. crassifolium</italic> Batt. aerial parts using an Agilent G1888 network headspace sampler coupled with an Agilent 7890 GC system. The results revealed the presence of twenty-two (22) compounds, twenty (20) of which were identified as representing 97.48% of the total composition, the major components are: 44.67% of β-Cubebene, 8.82% of β-Caryophyllene, 7.04% of γ-Elemene, 4.70% of δ-Cadinene, 4.11% of γ-Cadinene, 3.77% of Ascaridole and 3.33% of β-Elemene, along with other constituents at a relatively low amount.</p>
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Bunium crassifolium Batt. (B. crassifolium) (Apiaceae) is an extremely rare endemic species from the North East of Algeria. In this study, we extracted the volatile organic compounds (VOC) of B. crassifolium Batt. aerial parts using an Agilent G1888 network headspace sampler coupled with an Agilent 7890 GC system. The results revealed the presence of twenty-two (22) compounds, twenty (20) of which were identified as representing 97.48% of the total composition, the major components are: 44.67% of β-Cubebene, 8.82% of β-Caryophyllene, 7.04% of γ-Elemene, 4.70% of δ-Cadinene, 4.11% of γ-Cadinene, 3.77% of Ascaridole and 3.33% of β-Elemene, along with other constituents at a relatively low amount.

Chemical Composition of Volatile Organic Compounds of an Extremely Rare and Endemic Algerian Apiaceae Species, <italic>Bunium crassifolium</italic> Batt.

Laboratory of Phytochemistry, Physico-chemical and Biological Analysis, Faculty of Exact Sciences

Laboratory for the optimization of agricultural production in sub-humid zones, Faculty of Sciences

Department of Agronomic Sciences, University of Skikda

Laboratory of Biodiversity and Biotechnological Techniques for the Valorization of Plant Resources

Department of Natural and Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of M’sila

Laboratory of Ethnobotanical Naturals Substances

Laboratory of plant Biology and Environment, Faculty of Sciences

University of Çankırı Karatekin, Faculty of Science

Acta Biologica Marisiensis

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Chemical Composition of Volatile Organic Compounds of an Extremely Rare and Endemic Algerian Apiaceae Species,  Batt.

Bunium crassifolium Batt. (B. crassifolium) (Apiaceae) is an extremely rare endemic species from the North East of Algeria. In this study, we extracted the...

Chemical Composition of Volatile Organic Compounds of an Extremely Rare and Endemic Algerian Apiaceae Species, Bunium crassifolium Batt.

Published Online: Jun 23, 2023

Page range: 1 - 9

Received: Nov 14, 2022

Accepted: Feb 26, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/abmj-2023-0001

Keywords
Apiaceae, volatile organic compounds (VOC), GC-MS and GC-FID

© 2023 Lakhdar Djarri et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Chemical Composition of Volatile Organic Compounds of an Extremely Rare and Endemic Algerian Apiaceae Species, Bunium crassifolium Batt.

Published Online: Jun 23, 2023

Page range: 1 - 9

Received: Nov 14, 2022

Accepted: Feb 26, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/abmj-2023-0001

KeywordsApiaceae, volatile organic compounds (VOC), GC-MS and GC-FID

© 2023 Lakhdar Djarri et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Apiaceae, volatile organic compounds (VOC), GC-MS and GC-FID