Chemical Variability and Chemotype Concept of Essential Oils from Algerian Wild Plants

Overview

Journal Molecules

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Biology

Date 2023 Jun 10

PMID 37298915

Authors

Fatima Zahra Benomari

Mathieu Sarazin

Djamel Chaib

Andre Pichette

Hinane Boumghar

Yacine Boumghar

Nassim Djabou

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Abstract

The chemical compositions of eleven wild species of aromatic and medicinal plants indigenous to Algeria, including Thymus, Mentha, Rosmarinus, Lavandula, and Eucalyptus, were analyzed. The identification of the chemical composition of each oil was conducted using GC-FID and GC-MS capillary gas chromatography. The study investigated the chemical variability of the essential oils based on several parameters. These included the impact of the vegetative cycle on oil composition, variations among subspecies of the same species, variations among species within the same genus, the influence of environmental factors on composition variations within a species, chemo typing, and the genetic factors (such as hybridization) contributing to chemical variability. The concepts of chemotaxonomy, chemotype, and chemical markers were examined to understand their limitations and emphasize the importance of regulating the use of essential oils derived from wild plants. The study advocates for an approach that involves the domestication of wild plants and screening their chemical compositions according to more specific standards for each commercially available oil. Lastly, the nutritional implications and the variability of nutritional impact based on the chemical composition of the essential oils will be discussed.

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