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<sec><h3>Aim</h3>
<p>Benzaldehyde occurs in a number of plants, especially in the family <italic>Rosaceae</italic> and in particular in the genus <italic>Prunus</italic>. In nature, there are more than 100 genera and 3,000 species in the <italic>Rosaceae</italic> family. The objective of this study was to investigate the chemical composition of leaf essential oil of peach (<italic>Prunus persica</italic> L.) and cherry laurel (<italic>Prunus laurocerasus</italic> L.) as a new potential source of natural benzaldehyde.</p>
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<sec><h3>Methods</h3>
<p>The essential oil was prepared by hydrodistillation, and chemical constituents were determined by GC-FID, GC-MS and chromatographic profiles were compared with each other.</p>
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<sec><h3>Results</h3>
<p>The results show that essential oil obtained from peach and cherry laurel leaves appear to be a promising source of natural benzaldehyde. Under laboratory conditions the benzaldehyde content in peach and cherry laurel leaves reached 95.5% and 99.7%, respectively.</p>
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<sec><h3>Conclusions</h3>
<p>Laboratory and pilot experiments confirmed that by processing of 200–300 kg of green leaves of various species of the genus <italic>Prunus</italic>, especially peach and cherry laurel, 1 kg of benzaldehyde can be obtained.</p>
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Aim
Benzaldehyde occurs in a number of plants, especially in the family Rosaceae and in particular in the genus Prunus. In nature, there are more than 100 genera and 3,000 species in the Rosaceae family. The objective of this study was to investigate the chemical composition of leaf essential oil of peach (Prunus persica L.) and cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus L.) as a new potential source of natural benzaldehyde.

Methods
The essential oil was prepared by hydrodistillation, and chemical constituents were determined by GC-FID, GC-MS and chromatographic profiles were compared with each other.

Results
The results show that essential oil obtained from peach and cherry laurel leaves appear to be a promising source of natural benzaldehyde. Under laboratory conditions the benzaldehyde content in peach and cherry laurel leaves reached 95.5% and 99.7%, respectively.

Conclusions
Laboratory and pilot experiments confirmed that by processing of 200–300 kg of green leaves of various species of the genus Prunus, especially peach and cherry laurel, 1 kg of benzaldehyde can be obtained.

The Use of Enzyme Systems of the Genus <italic>Prunus</italic> for the Production of Benzaldehyde

European Pharmaceutical Journal

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The Use of Enzyme Systems of the Genus  for the Production of Benzaldehyde

Aim
Benzaldehyde occurs in a number of plants, especially in the family Rosaceae and in particular in the genus Prunus. In nature, there are more than 100...

The Use of Enzyme Systems of the Genus Prunus for the Production of Benzaldehyde

Article Category: Original Paper

Published Online: May 09, 2023

Page range: 34 - 41

Received: May 16, 2022

Accepted: Aug 10, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/afpuc-2022-0017

Keywords
Amygdalin, benzaldehyde, biotechnology, essential oil, hydrodistillation

© 2022 P. Dočolomanský et al., published by Sciendo

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

The Use of Enzyme Systems of the Genus Prunus for the Production of Benzaldehyde

Article Category: Original Paper

Published Online: May 09, 2023

Page range: 34 - 41

Received: May 16, 2022

Accepted: Aug 10, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/afpuc-2022-0017

KeywordsAmygdalin, benzaldehyde, biotechnology, essential oil, hydrodistillation

© 2022 P. Dočolomanský et al., published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
Amygdalin, benzaldehyde, biotechnology, essential oil, hydrodistillation