Differentiation between Resins<i>Boswellia carterii</i>and<i>Boswellia frereana</i>(Frankincense) of Somali Origin

Chiàvari, Giuseppe; Galletti, Guido C.; Piccaglia, Roberta; Mohamud, Mohamed Ahmed

doi:10.1080/10412905.1991.9700500

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“…A similar composition of B. frereana volatiles was reported by Basar , Chiavari et al . and Hamm et al . .…”

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Frankincense Revisited, Part I: Comparative Analysis of Volatiles in Commercially Relevant Boswellia Species

Niebler¹,

Buettner²

2016

Chemistry & Biodiversity

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The genus Boswellia comprises many species which are famous for their production of frankincense, a fragrant gum resin. In the published literature, manifold studies on the volatiles and semivolatiles in individual samples of these gum resins exist, yet very few studies have investigated multiple samples. Contradictory results with regard to the volatile composition exist in literature. In this first part of the study, a large sample set (n = 46) of mostly commercially obtained gum resins and essential oils was investigated by solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. A total of 216 compounds were identified or tentatively identified from the four commercially relevant species, namely B. sacra, B. serrata, B. papyrifera, and B. frereana, and the statistical evaluation of the resulting chemical profiles allowed a clear distinction between the species by their volatile profile. With only few exceptions, the designated species was found to be in accordance with the composition reported in reliable literature sources and detected in botanically identified samples. Chemotaxonomic marker substances were suggested to facilitate the differentiation of commercial gum resins or essential oils based on their volatile profile.

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“…A similar composition of B. frereana volatiles was reported by Basar , Chiavari et al . and Hamm et al . .…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Chiavari et al . differentiated between B. carteri and B. frereana by compounds, such as β ‐caryophyllene 172 , caryophyllene oxide 224 and α ‐muurolene 193 . In our study, the latter was, however, not detected in all B. sacra samples.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Frankincense Revisited, Part I: Comparative Analysis of Volatiles in Commercially Relevant Boswellia Species

Niebler¹,

Buettner²

2016

Chemistry & Biodiversity

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“…The predominance of monoterpenoids in our sample was in agreement with what was reported by Verghese et al 14 15 reported p-cymene as the most abundant component of B. frereana essential oil. Chiavari et al 16 in attempt to differentiate between B. carterii and B. frereana resins of Somali origin, worked on methanolic extracts of the two resins and from their results neither 1-octyl acetate nor p-cymene was identified. In view of the compositional differences in the constituents of the essential oils of the gum resins, which of course may be due to environmental, genetic or evolutionary variations, we are of the opinion that attention should be directed to examining the essential oil constituents of the bark of the various Boswellia species, as this may be a means by which the various species can be differentiated.…”

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Volatile constituents of Boswellia serrata Roxb. (Burseraceae) bark

Kasali¹,

Adio²,

Oyedeji³

et al. 2002

Flavour & Fragrance J

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The composition of the essential oil of Boswellia serrata obtained by hydrodistillation of the bark of B. serrata was determined by the use of GC and GC-MS. Thirty-five constituents were identified by their retention (Kováts) indices on Cpsil 5 and by their mass spectra. The essential oil of B. serrata predominantly comprised monoterpenoids, of which˛-pinene (73.3%) was the major constituent. Other monoterpenoids identified includeď -pinene (2.05%), cis-verbenol (1.97%), trans -pinocarveol (1.80%), borneol (1.78%), myrcene (1.71%), verbenone (1.71%), limonene (1.42%), thuja-2,4(10)-diene (1.18%) and p-cymene (1.0%), while˛-copaene (0.13%) was the only sesquiterpene identified in the oil.

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“…A previous paper presents the optimization of experimental parameters for headspace SPME of the diterpenes of a commercial olibanum sample (Hamm et al, 2003). Several publications deal with the GC or GC-MS analysis of volatile components of olibanum extracts or essential oils (Baser et al, 2003;Basar et al, 2001;Baratta et al, 1998;Dekebo et al, 1999;Hayashi et al, 1998;Ammar et al, 1994;Lawrence, 1992;Chiavari et al, 1991;Ma et al, 1991;Vernin et al, 1990;etc. ), but samples were often purchased from markets and so lacked certified botanical origin.…”

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A chemical investigation by headspace SPME and GC–MS of volatile and semi-volatile terpenes in various olibanum samples

Hamm¹,

Bleton²,

et al. 2005

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Differentiation between ResinsBoswellia carteriiandBoswellia frereana(Frankincense) of Somali Origin

Cited by 11 publications

References 3 publications

Frankincense Revisited, Part I: Comparative Analysis of Volatiles in Commercially Relevant Boswellia Species

Frankincense Revisited, Part I: Comparative Analysis of Volatiles in Commercially Relevant Boswellia Species

Volatile constituents of Boswellia serrata Roxb. (Burseraceae) bark

A chemical investigation by headspace SPME and GC–MS of volatile and semi-volatile terpenes in various olibanum samples

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