Investigations on the chemical composition of volatile oils extracted from the leaves of spontaneous and cultivated Taxus baccata L. trees

Authors

  • Mădălina-Elena FRUNZETE “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University, Faculty of Biology, Bd. Carol I, Nr. 20 A, 700505, Iasi (RO)
  • Tatiana RODIDEAL “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University, Faculty of Biology, Bd. Carol I, Nr. 20 A, 700505, Iasi (RO)
  • Marius-Nicușor GRIGORE Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava, Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences, 720229 Suceava (RO)
  • Violeta A. ION University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Research Center for Studies of Food Quality and Agricultural Products, 59 Mărăşti Blvd, District 1, Bucharest (RO)
  • Liliana BĂDULESCU University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Research Center for Studies of Food Quality and Agricultural Products, 59 Mărăşti Blvd, District 1, Bucharest; University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Faculty of Horticulture, 59 Mărăști Blvd, District 1, 0111464, Bucharest (RO)
  • Ramona M. CIOCAN “Alexandru Vlahuță” Technological High School, 44 Main Street, 717380, Șendriceni (RO)
  • Maria-Magdalena ZAMFIRACHE “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University, Faculty of Biology, Bd. Carol I, Nr. 20 A, 700505, Iasi (RO)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha51413383

Keywords:

GC/MS, hexahydrofarnesyl acetone, hydrosol, Taxus, volatile oils

Abstract

Taxus L. is accepted in the literature as natural resources of biologically active compounds and volatile oils, with applications in medicine, pharmaceuticals, food, cosmetics, and with ecological impact on the natural living environment. In this context, the present work aims to analyze by GS/MS techniques the chemical composition of volatile oil obtained by hydrodistillation of leaves harvested from spontaneous and cultivated female individuals of Taxus (dried and fresh plant material) and to spectrophotometrically evaluate the hydrosols resulting from their hydrodistillation. The compounds with the highest concentrations in the volatile oil obtained from the spontaneous taxon Taxus baccata L. were hexahydrofarnesyl acetone (33.03% fresh leaves; 20.09% dried leaves); ar-abietatriene (14.98% dried leaves; 3.03% fresh leaves); phthalic acid, hex-3-yl isobutyl ester (10.51% dried leaves); salicylic acid, benzyl ester (8.11% dried leaves). In the cultivated taxon Taxus baccata the compounds identified with the highest concentrations were 1-octen-3-ol (25.61% fresh leaves); phytol (12.50% dry leaves); geranyl acetone (11.90% dry leaves); manoyl oxide (11.85% dry leaves; 10.86% fresh leaves); 1,9-decadence (7.92% fresh leaves). The compounds with the highest concentrations in the oil extracted from the leaves of Taxus baccata ‘Robusta’ were hexahydrofarnesyl acetone (17.81% fresh leaves); pentacosane (11.28% dry leaves); heptacosane (11.27% fresh leaves); tetracosane (11.13% dry leaves); tricosane (8.45% fresh leaves). The chemical composition of volatile oils from yew is influenced by many exogenous factors such as soil, light, and endogenous factors such as age, DNA.

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2023-12-18

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FRUNZETE, M.-E., RODIDEAL, T., GRIGORE, M.-N., ION, V. A., BĂDULESCU, L., CIOCAN, R. M., & ZAMFIRACHE, M.-M. (2023). Investigations on the chemical composition of volatile oils extracted from the leaves of spontaneous and cultivated Taxus baccata L. trees. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 51(4), 13383. https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha51413383

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