NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ›› 2014, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (2): 221-224.

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Essential Oil Composition of A Novel Garlic Vine Pseudocalymma alliaceum

TANG Ling1, CHEN Gao2*   

  1. 1 Yunnan Branch,Institute of Medicinal Plant,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences,Peking Union Medical College,Jinghong 666100,China; 2 Kunming Botanical Garden,Kunming Institute of Botany,The Chinese Academy of Sciences,Kunming 650204,China
  • Online:2014-02-28 Published:2014-12-12

Abstract: In this study,the leaf,stem,and fruit of Pseudocalymma alliaceum were distilled and the essential oil composition was studied by GC-MS.The identified components constituted 97.6%,95.4% and 97.4% of the leaf,stem,and fruit oils,respectively.The major components of different parts of P.alliaceum were sulfur-containing compounds,amounting to 78.4%,54.0% and 81.0% of essential oil composition in leaves,stems,and fruits,respectively.The result showed that the main constituents of the essential oil of leaves,stems,and fruits oils were diallyl disulphide(48.9%,25.4% and 34.2%) and diallyl trisulfide(18.4%,14.0% and 29.8%).It was concluded that the essential oil composition of P.alliaceum was similar with the garlic Allium sativum, especially to sulfur-containing compounds.The garlic vine P.alliaceum is a potential substitute of A.sativum and its pharmaceutical effects need to be studied in the future.

Key words: Pseudocalymma alliaceum, diallyl disulphide, diallyl trisulfide, essential oil, GC-MS

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