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Records of Natural Products

Year: 2014 Volume: 8 Issue: 2

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Volatile Constituents of Different Plant Parts and Populations of Malabaila aurea Boiss. from Montenegro

Ivan Vučković, Ljubodrag Vujisić, Marina Todosijević, Danijela Stešević, Slobodan Milosavljević and Sne žana Trifunović

Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12-16, 11158 Belgrade, Serbia

Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Montenegro,

Džordža Vašingtona bb, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro

Abstract: The volatile constituents of different plant parts and populations of Malabaila aurea Boiss. from Montenegro were obtained by simultaneous distillation-extraction and analyzed by GC-FID and GC-MS. A total of 12 samples were examined and 45 compounds were identified. The volatile content of different M. aurea populations was very similar, while the volatile fractions obtained from different plant parts showed significant qualitative and quantitative differences. The most abundant compounds found in stems & leaves were apiole (51.0-56.3%), myristicin (16.3-25.4%), and falcarinol (4.1-10.7%). The roots showed the same major components, but with different relative abundances: 30.9-49.1% of apiole, 12.9-34.7% of falcarinol, and 9.9-31.1% of myristicin. The volatile constituents of fruits & flowers were remarkably different, containing up to 71.2-80.5% octyl butyrate, 11.4-18.0% octanol, and 2.7-6.8% octyl hexanoate. The results were discussed as possible indication of relatedness of Malabaila aurea and Pastinacasativa (parsnip) .