Chemodiversity of the Essential Oil from Leaves of Abies nebrodensis (Lojac.) Mattei

Rosario Schicchi; Anna Geraci; Sergio Rosselli; Antonella Maggio; Maurizio Bruno

doi:10.1002/cbdv.201600254

Chemodiversity of the Essential Oil from Leaves of Abies nebrodensis (Lojac.) Mattei

Chem Biodivers. 2017 Feb;14(2). doi: 10.1002/cbdv.201600254. Epub 2017 Jan 18.

Authors

Rosario Schicchi¹, Anna Geraci², Sergio Rosselli², Antonella Maggio², Maurizio Bruno²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Agricultural and Forest Sciences (SAF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Parco d'Orleans II, IT-90128, Palermo.
² Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Parco d'Orleans II, IT-90128, Palermo.

PMID: 27490979
DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201600254

Abstract

Abies nebrodensis (Lojac.) Mattei (Pinaceae) is a species occurring in a very small population only in a restricted area of Sicily. Its taxonomic classification as different species has been object of discussion. In this work the chemical composition of the essential oil from the leaves is presented for the first time and compared to the essential oils from other euroasiatic species reported in literature. Peculiar characteristics of the essential oil of A. nebrodensis are highlighted.

Keywords: Abies nebrodensis; Chemotaxonomy; Essential oil; β-Pinene.

MeSH terms

Abies / chemistry*
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Oils, Volatile / chemistry*
Plant Leaves / chemistry*
Plant Oils / chemistry*

Substances

Oils, Volatile
Plant Oils