CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF ESSENTIAL OILS FROM THE OLEORESIN OF Pistacia atlantica Desf FROM ALGERIA
M. BENABDERRAHMANE *
Department of Biology, Biotoxicology Laboratory, University Djillali Liabes of Sidi Bel Abbes, BP 89 22000, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria.
M. AOUISSAT
Department of Biology, University Salhi Ahmed of Naama, Algeria.
M. J. JORDAN BUESO *
Department of Natural Resources, Murcia Institute of Agri-Food Research and Development (IMIDA), c/Mayor s/n, 30150 La Alberca (Murcia), Spain.
A. BOUZIDI
Department of Environment Science, University Djillali Liabes of Sidi Bel Abbes, BP 89 22000, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria.
M. BENALI
Department of Biology, Biotoxicology Laboratory, University Djillali Liabes of Sidi Bel Abbes, BP 89 22000, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The chemical composition of the three essential oils of Pistacia atlantica Desf resin collected from different localities from the west and south-west of Algeria (Sfisef, Saida and Naama localities) were obtained using hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Fifty (50) compounds have been identified in these volatile oils. Non-oxygenated monoterpenes were the predominant group of constituents in the essential oils. The most representative monoterpenes hydrocarbons identified in the three localities samples respectively were α-pinene (79.8%, 65.3% and 25.4%) and β-pinene (7.4%, 16.52% and 3.0%).
Keywords: Pistacia atlantica Desf, resin, essential oil, monoterpenes, α-pinene, β-pinene