Juan A. Llorens-Molina1,*, Sandra Vacas2 and Josep Sabater3
1Mediterranean Agroforestry Institute, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camí de Vera s/n, 46022, Valencia, SPAIN
2Centre for Agricultural Chemical Ecology, (Mediterranean Agroforestry Institute), Universitat Politècnica de València
3School of Agricultural Engineering and Environment, Universitat Politècnica de València, SPAIN
*Corresponding author. Email: juallom2@qim.upv.es
FULL TEXT: NVEO 2016, Volume 3, Issue 1, Pages 23-30
Abstract
Essential oil (EO) of berries and leaves of Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. oxycedrus L. is characterized by the predominance of hydrocarbon monoterpenes and -pinene as the major compound. Nevertheless, a noticeable variability is found with respect to other compounds belonging to hydrocarbon monoterpenic and sesquiterpenic fractions. Insofar as this species grows in many type of substrates and no clear relationships can be found between EO composition and geographical origin, the hypothetical influence of soils may be considered. For this reason, a first approach to this matter is carried out in this study by comparing EO composition of berries and leaves coming from two typical substrates of Eastern Iberian Peninsula.
In general, the berries EO composition shows the typical profile reported in the literature: -pinene (55.7-65.0 %) and myrcene (16.6-22.6 %) were the main compounds in berries, whereas the hydrocarbon monoterpenic fraction in leaves exhibited a wider range of secondary compounds accounting for 1-5 % such as -pinene, -3-carene, p-cymene, limonene, -phellandrene and terpinolene. Noticeable amounts of germacrene-D were also found in this fraction.
Regarding substrate, statistically significant differences were observed concerning all the fractions and major compounds for EO berries composition. Hydrocarbon monoterpenes were significantly higher in siliceous location (95.4 %) against calcicolous one (78.4 %); conversely, the rest of fractions reached significant lower amounts. No significant differences were found for leaves in any fraction or major compound. These results lead to consider extending this study by comparison of individuals coming from a wider range of soil types, analyzing their main physicochemical parameters.
Keywords
Juniperus oxycedrus, soil, berries, leaves
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| Bibtex | @ { nveo260174, journal = {Natural Volatiles \& Essential Oils}, issn = {}, eissn = {2148-9637}, address = {Badebio Biotechnology Ltd.}, year = {2016}, volume = {3}, pages = {23 – 30}, doi = {}, title = {Essential oil composition of berries and leaves of Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. oxycedrus L. from two typical substrates of Valencia (Spain)}, key = {cite}, author = {Vacas, Sandra and Llorens-Molina, Juan A and Sabater, Josep} } |
| APA | Vacas, S , Llorens-Molina, J , Sabater, J . (2016). Essential oil composition of berries and leaves of Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. oxycedrus L. from two typical substrates of Valencia (Spain). Natural Volatiles & Essential Oils, 3 (1), 23-30. Retrieved from http://dergipark.gov.tr/nveo/issue/24569/260174 |
| MLA | Vacas, S , Llorens-Molina, J , Sabater, J . “Essential oil composition of berries and leaves of Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. oxycedrus L. from two typical substrates of Valencia (Spain)”. Natural Volatiles & Essential Oils 3 (2016): 23-30 <http://dergipark.gov.tr/nveo/issue/24569/260174> |
| Chicago | Vacas, S , Llorens-Molina, J , Sabater, J . “Essential oil composition of berries and leaves of Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. oxycedrus L. from two typical substrates of Valencia (Spain)”. Natural Volatiles & Essential Oils 3 (2016): 23-30 |
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| ISNAD | Vacas, Sandra , Llorens-Molina, Juan A , Sabater, Josep . “Essential oil composition of berries and leaves of Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. oxycedrus L. from two typical substrates of Valencia (Spain)”. Natural Volatiles & Essential Oils 3 / 1 (June 2016): 23-30. |
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