Chemical Variability and Chemotype Concept of Essential Oils from Algerian Wild Plants
The chemical compositions of eleven wild species of aromatic and medicinal plants indigenous to Algeria, including Thymus, Mentha, Rosmarinus, Lavandula, and Eucalyptus, were analyzed. The identification of the chemical composition of each oil was conducted using GC-FID and GC-MS capillary gas chrom...
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| author | Fatima Zahra Benomari Mathieu Sarazin Djamel Chaib André Pichette Hinane Boumghar Yacine Boumghar Nassim Djabou |
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| description | The chemical compositions of eleven wild species of aromatic and medicinal plants indigenous to Algeria, including Thymus, Mentha, Rosmarinus, Lavandula, and Eucalyptus, were analyzed. The identification of the chemical composition of each oil was conducted using GC-FID and GC-MS capillary gas chromatography. The study investigated the chemical variability of the essential oils based on several parameters. These included the impact of the vegetative cycle on oil composition, variations among subspecies of the same species, variations among species within the same genus, the influence of environmental factors on composition variations within a species, chemo typing, and the genetic factors (such as hybridization) contributing to chemical variability. The concepts of chemotaxonomy, chemotype, and chemical markers were examined to understand their limitations and emphasize the importance of regulating the use of essential oils derived from wild plants. The study advocates for an approach that involves the domestication of wild plants and screening their chemical compositions according to more specific standards for each commercially available oil. Lastly, the nutritional implications and the variability of nutritional impact based on the chemical composition of the essential oils will be discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-63b5a948ecc34e228cfbe972cfb2e96b2023-11-18T08:16:38ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492023-05-012811443910.3390/molecules28114439Chemical Variability and Chemotype Concept of Essential Oils from Algerian Wild PlantsFatima Zahra Benomari0Mathieu Sarazin1Djamel Chaib2André Pichette3Hinane Boumghar4Yacine Boumghar5Nassim Djabou6Centre Universitaire de Maghnia, Route de Zouia, N99, Maghnia, AlgeriaCÉPROCQ, Collège de Maisonneuve, 6220 Rue Sherbrooke Est, Montréal, QC H1N1C1, CanadaBIO-SOURCE S.A.R.L., 28 Ferme Kheloufi, Zeralda 16000, AlgeriaCentre de Recherche sur la Boréalie (CREB), Laboratoire LASEVE, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), 555 Boulevard de l’Université, Chicoutimi, QC G7H2B1, CanadaCÉPROCQ, Collège de Maisonneuve, 6220 Rue Sherbrooke Est, Montréal, QC H1N1C1, CanadaCÉPROCQ, Collège de Maisonneuve, 6220 Rue Sherbrooke Est, Montréal, QC H1N1C1, CanadaLaboratoire COSNA, Faculté des Sciences, BP 119, Université de Tlemcen, 13000 Tlemcen, AlgeriaThe chemical compositions of eleven wild species of aromatic and medicinal plants indigenous to Algeria, including Thymus, Mentha, Rosmarinus, Lavandula, and Eucalyptus, were analyzed. The identification of the chemical composition of each oil was conducted using GC-FID and GC-MS capillary gas chromatography. The study investigated the chemical variability of the essential oils based on several parameters. These included the impact of the vegetative cycle on oil composition, variations among subspecies of the same species, variations among species within the same genus, the influence of environmental factors on composition variations within a species, chemo typing, and the genetic factors (such as hybridization) contributing to chemical variability. The concepts of chemotaxonomy, chemotype, and chemical markers were examined to understand their limitations and emphasize the importance of regulating the use of essential oils derived from wild plants. The study advocates for an approach that involves the domestication of wild plants and screening their chemical compositions according to more specific standards for each commercially available oil. Lastly, the nutritional implications and the variability of nutritional impact based on the chemical composition of the essential oils will be discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/11/4439essential oilschemical variabilitymedicinal plantschemotypeapplications |
| spellingShingle | Fatima Zahra Benomari Mathieu Sarazin Djamel Chaib André Pichette Hinane Boumghar Yacine Boumghar Nassim Djabou Chemical Variability and Chemotype Concept of Essential Oils from Algerian Wild Plants Molecules essential oils chemical variability medicinal plants chemotype applications |
| title | Chemical Variability and Chemotype Concept of Essential Oils from Algerian Wild Plants |
| title_full | Chemical Variability and Chemotype Concept of Essential Oils from Algerian Wild Plants |
| title_fullStr | Chemical Variability and Chemotype Concept of Essential Oils from Algerian Wild Plants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chemical Variability and Chemotype Concept of Essential Oils from Algerian Wild Plants |
| title_short | Chemical Variability and Chemotype Concept of Essential Oils from Algerian Wild Plants |
| title_sort | chemical variability and chemotype concept of essential oils from algerian wild plants |
| topic | essential oils chemical variability medicinal plants chemotype applications |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/11/4439 |
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