Essential Oils of Plants (Asteraceae): Conservatism and Lability of the Composition

Overview

Journal Plants (Basel)

Date 2023 Oct 14

PMID 37836162

Authors

Svetlana V Zhigzhitzhapova

Elena P Dylenova

Bato V Zhigzhitzhapov

Danaya B Goncharova

Zhargal A Tykheev

Vasiliy V Taraskin

Oleg A Anenkhonov

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Abstract

Plants of arid regions have adapted to harsh environments during the long span of their evolution and have developed a set of features necessary for their survival in water-limited conditions. Willd. (Asteraceae) is a widely distributed species possessing significant cenotic value in steppe ecosystems due to its high frequency and abundance. This study examines different patterns of formation of essential oil composition in plants under the influence of heterogeneous factors, including climate and its integral characteristics (HTC, C, SPEI and others). The work is based on the results of our research conducted in Russia (Republic of Buryatia, Irkutsk region), Mongolia, and China, from 1998 to 2021. A total of 32 constant compounds have been identified in the essential oil of throughout its habitat range in Eurasia, from Kazakhstan to Qinghai Province, China. Among them, camphor, 1,8-cineol and bornyl acetate are the dominant components, contained in 93-95% of the samples. Among the sesquiterpenoids, germacrene D is the dominant component in 67% of the samples. The largest variability within the composition of the essential oils of is associated with significant differences in the climatic parameters when plants grow in high-altitude and extrazonal conditions.

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