Non-volatile floral oils of Diascia spp. (Scrophulariaceae)

Phytochemistry. 2008 Apr;69(6):1372-83. doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2007.12.012. Epub 2008 Mar 7.

Abstract

The floral oils of Diascia purpurea, Diascia vigilis, Diascia cordata, Diascia megathura, Diascia integerrima and Diascia barberae (Scrophulariaceae) were selectively collected from trichome elaiophores. The derivatized floral oils were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), whilst the underivatized samples were analysed by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) and Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FTICR-MS). The most common constituents of the floral oils investigated are partially acetylated acylglycerols of (3R)-acetoxy fatty acids (C(14), C(16), and C(18)), as was proven with non-racemic synthetic reference samples. The importance of these oils for Rediviva bees is discussed in a co-evolutionary context.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Flowers / chemistry*
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Oils / chemistry*
  • Scrophulariaceae / chemistry*
  • Species Specificity

Substances

  • Plant Oils