Variabilità della composizione di olii essenziali in diverse provenienze italiane di Mirtus communis L.

Vidrich, V.; Franci, M.; Michelozzi, Marco; Piero, Fusi

doi:10.4129/ifm.2006.1.04

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“…The occurrence of appreciable amounts of cis ‐geraniol (leaf oil) as well as octadienol and estragole (berry oil) has been rarely mentioned. Therefore, the composition of Algerian myrtle oil is similar to those reported for myrtle oils from Corsica , Sardinia , and Tunisia . In contrast, it differed from oils containing myrtenyl acetate which have been found in Morocco , Spain , Portugal , Southern Italy , Montenegro , Croatia , Greece , and Turkey .…”

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The Genus Myrtus L. in Algeria: Composition and Biological Aspects of Essential Oils from M. communis and M. nivellei: A Review

Bouzabata

Casanova

Bighelli

et al. 2016

Chemistry & Biodiversity

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The genus Myrtus L. (Myrtaceae family) comprises two species, Myrtus communis L. (known as common myrtle) growing wild all around the Mediterranean basin and Myrtus nivellei Batt. and Trab. (known as Saharan myrtle), found in central Sahara. Only one country, Algeria, hosts both species, M. communis in the North and M. nivellei in the South. The aim of this review was to collect, summarize, and compare the main results reported relative to the essential oils isolated from aerial parts of both species: botanical aspects, habitat, traditional use, chemical composition, new compounds, antimicrobial activity, antioxidant activity, anti-inflammatory effect, and insecticidal activity. Both essential oils have potential applications in human health.

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The Genus Myrtus L. in Algeria: Composition and Biological Aspects of Essential Oils from M. communis and M. nivellei: A Review

Bouzabata

Casanova

Bighelli

et al. 2016

Chemistry & Biodiversity

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“…Since that time, isobutyl isobutyrate was reported in most papers related to the analysis of myrtle essential oils. Conversely, the three other esters appeared very scarcely in the reported compositions: isobutyl 2‐methylbutyrate has been identified in myrtle leaf essential oils from Corsica (up to 1.4%), Turkey (up to 0.1%), Tunisia (0.4%) and Italy (0.08–0.45%) 2‐methylbutyl isobutyrate in myrtle leaf essential oils from Turkey (up to 0.1%) and Italy (0.14–0.30%) 2‐methylbutyl 2‐methylbutyrate in myrtle leaf essential oils from Italy (0.09–0.47%) and from California (0.32–0.66%)…”

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Occurrence of C8–C10 esters in Mediterranean Myrtus communis L. leaf essential oil

Bazzali

Tomi

Casanova

et al. 2012

Flavour & Fragrance J

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Myrtus communis L. grows wild all around the Mediterranean basin and on the islands. Myrtle leaf essential oil has a characteristic pleasant odour although various compositions, which differ by the content of monoterpene esters, have been reported. Fractionation of an essential oil sample from Corsica, followed by analysis of the chromatographic fractions by GC(RI) and 13 C NMR allowed the identification of four C8–C10 esters, first identified 20 years ago in a Spanish essential oil sample and since that time very scarcely reported, despite the tremendous amount of work carried out on the composition of myrtle leaf essential oil. Therefore, the composition of 63 samples of M. communis L. leaf essential oil isolated from myrtle growing wild in various Mediterranean countries (Corsica, Sardinia, Portugal, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia) has been investigated by GC(RI) and 13 C NMR and the four C8–C10 esters have been identified in all the samples. The occurrence of these esters merits great attention, since they contribute to the pleasant odour of the myrtle essential oil. In parallel, 3,3,5,5,8,8‐hexamethyl‐7‐oxabicyclo[4.3.0]non‐1(6)‐ene‐2,4‐dione has been identified in all the samples. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…Mainly for the importance in the perfume and flavor industry, the chemical composition of myrtle essential oils was previously studied in leaves from different geographic areas (18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25): Spain (26), Corsica (27), Sardinia (28)(29)(30), Tunisia (31)(32)(33), Iran (8,(34)(35)(36)(37), Italy (38,39), Algeria (40,41), Greece (42), Cyprus (43), Montenegro (9), Croatia (44); and in fruits (26,29,45). Less information is available on myrtle essential oil from flowers (13,26,44).…”

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Chemical composition of essential oils of leaves and flowers from five cultivars of myrtle (Myrtus communisL.)

Usaï

Mulas

Marchetti³

2015

Journal of Essential Oil Research

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The composition of essential oils extracted from leaves and flowers of five selected cultivars of myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) growing in the same orchard was determined by GC/MS at the full bloom time. Yields of essential oil by hydrodistillation ranged from 1.2 to 3.2 g·kg −1 of leaf fresh weight, while flower essential oil yield was comprised between 1.2 and 4.4 g·kg −1 . Fifty-one compounds were identified with a percentage of corresponding peak ranging from 94.3 to 99.8% of the total. The main components of the essential oils were 1,8-cineole, linalool, and α-terpineol. Dihydroeugenyl-butanoate was the main component of the flower oil of the 'Daniela' cultivar with a rate of 19.45%, while in the 'Barbara' flower oil reached the 21.24%. This compound was not previously detected in the essential oils of myrtle, as well as the dihydroeugenyl-pentanoate, which ranged from 1.40 to 6.82% when detected. Other main compounds of the essential oils were α-pinene, limonene, bornyl-acetate, eugenol, geranyl-acetate, and methyleugenol.

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Variabilità della composizione di olii essenziali in diverse provenienze italiane di Mirtus communis L.

Cited by 7 publications

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The Genus Myrtus L. in Algeria: Composition and Biological Aspects of Essential Oils from M. communis and M. nivellei: A Review

The Genus Myrtus L. in Algeria: Composition and Biological Aspects of Essential Oils from M. communis and M. nivellei: A Review

Occurrence of C8–C10 esters in Mediterranean Myrtus communis L. leaf essential oil

Chemical composition of essential oils of leaves and flowers from five cultivars of myrtle (Myrtus communisL.)

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