Chemical composition of the essential oil of Amorpha canescens Pursh

J Oleo Sci. 2014;63(12):1269-74. doi: 10.5650/jos.ess14152.

Abstract

The essential oils from inflorescences, leaves and fruits of Amorpha canescens Pursh were analysed by GC, GC-MS and (1)H-NMR spectroscopy. More than 100 compounds were identified. Germacrene D (43.6%) and germacrene D-4-ol (8.3%) were the main constituents in the fruit oil. The oil from inflorescences contained mainly β-elemol (29.4%) and germacrene D (14.6%), whereas the leaf oil contained germacrene D (30.3%), germacrene D-4-ol (10.9%) and β-elemol (10.1%).

MeSH terms

  • Chromatography, Gas
  • Fabaceae / chemistry*
  • Fruit
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Oils, Volatile / chemistry*
  • Oils, Volatile / isolation & purification*
  • Plant Leaves
  • Plant Oils / chemistry*
  • Plant Oils / isolation & purification*
  • Sesquiterpenes / analysis
  • Sesquiterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Sesquiterpenes, Germacrane / analysis
  • Sesquiterpenes, Germacrane / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Oils, Volatile
  • Plant Oils
  • Sesquiterpenes
  • Sesquiterpenes, Germacrane
  • germacrene D