Chemical composition of essential oil extracted from flowers of Hypericum PerforatumL.plant from two different regions of Tartous – Syria

Authors

  • hadeel mosalem Tishreen university
  • Emad Hwije Tishreen university
  • Yaser Hammad Tishreen university
  • Nizar Maalla Tishreen university

Abstract

Flowers of Hypericum PerforatumL.plant (Hypericum SP genus , Hypericaceae family), was collected from two different regions of Tartous: Qadmus region (900m), Einaza region (450m),and the essential oil was extracted by Hydrodistillation using the Cleveger apparatus ,where the weight percentage of extracted essential oil stood at: (0.39%), (0.26%) forQadmus, Einaza region respectively.

The Chemical composition of essential oil obtained from flowers of Hypericum Perforatum L. was analyzed by gas chromatography technique associated with the mass spectrometry GC/MS.

The results of the analysis showed that the essential oil of Qadmus area contained 26 components,which accounted for (99.98%) of total essential oil. The main component was :   exo 6-carbonyl methoxy tricycle [2.2.1.0(2,7)] heptane, by 21.89%.

The results of the analysis showed that the essential oil of Einaza area contained 55 components, which accounted for (99.96%) of total essential oil. The main component was :

Trispiro(2.1.2.1.2.1)dodecane -4,8,12-trione, by 11.38%.

 

 

 

 

Keywords: Hypericum Perforatum.L,St. John’s wort, Hypericaceae family,  hydrodistillation ,GC-MS.

 

Published

2023-03-27

How to Cite

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مسلم ه, حويجة ع, حماد ي, معلا ن. Chemical composition of essential oil extracted from flowers of Hypericum PerforatumL.plant from two different regions of Tartous – Syria. TUJ-BA [Internet]. 2023Mar.27 [cited 2024Nov.24];45(1):71-87. Available from: https://journal.tishreen.edu.sy/index.php/bassnc/article/view/13605

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