Variations in Essential Oils from the Leaves of <i>Cinnamomum bodinieri</i> in China

Chao Fu; Xinliang Liu; Qian Liu; Fengying Qiu; Jindong Yan; Yueting Zhang; Ting Zhang; Jianan Li

doi:10.3390/molecules28093659

Molecules (Apr 2023)

Variations in Essential Oils from the Leaves of <i>Cinnamomum bodinieri</i> in China

Chao Fu,
Xinliang Liu,
Qian Liu,
Fengying Qiu,
Jindong Yan,
Yueting Zhang,
Ting Zhang,
Jianan Li

Affiliations

Chao Fu: College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
Xinliang Liu: Camphor Engineering and Technology Research Centre of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Jiangxi Academy of Forestry, Nanchang 330032, China
Qian Liu: Camphor Engineering and Technology Research Centre of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Jiangxi Academy of Forestry, Nanchang 330032, China
Fengying Qiu: Camphor Engineering and Technology Research Centre of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Jiangxi Academy of Forestry, Nanchang 330032, China
Jindong Yan: College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
Yueting Zhang: Camphor Engineering and Technology Research Centre of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Jiangxi Academy of Forestry, Nanchang 330032, China
Ting Zhang: Camphor Engineering and Technology Research Centre of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Jiangxi Academy of Forestry, Nanchang 330032, China
Jianan Li: College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28093659
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 28, no. 9
p. 3659

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Cinnamomum plants are rich in natural essential oils, which are widely used as materials in the fragrance, insecticidal, antibacterial agent, pharmaceutical, and food industries; however, few studies have investigated the essential oil components of Cinnamomum bodinieri. Therefore, this study investigated the diversity of essential oils from the leaves of 885 individual C. bodinieri plants across 32 populations in five provinces. Essential oils were extracted by hydrodistillation, and then qualitative and quantitative analyses of the compounds were performed by GC-MS and GC-FID. A total of 87 chemical constituents were identified in the essential oils, including 33 monoterpenes, 48 sesquiterpenes, and six other compounds. The average oil yield was 0.75%, and individual oil yields ranged from 0.01% to 4.28%. A total of 16 chemotypes were classified according to variations in the essential oil chemical constituents of C. bodinieri, among which the camphor-type, citral-type, and eucalyptol-type were dominant. Moreover, the borneol-type, cymol-type, elemol-type, methylisoeugenol-type, and selina-6-en-4-ol-type were reported in C. bodinieri for the first time. The yield and principal components of the essential oils were mainly affected by altitude, temperature, and sunshine duration, among which altitude had the most significant effect; thus, low-altitude areas are more suitable for the synthesis and accumulation of essential oils. Based on the different characteristics of the essential oils in the leaves of C. bodinieri, several excellent populations and individuals were identified in this study. Moreover, the findings provide a foundation for breeding superior varieties and studying essential oil biosynthesis mechanisms in the future.

Published in Molecules

ISSN: 1420-3049 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry: Organic chemistry
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/molecules

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