Volatile aroma constituents of parsley leaves

The aroma volatiles of a desert parsley were analysed using routine procedures, and 45 constituents were positively identified, including 11 not previously reported as parsley leaf volatiles. One component, 2-(p-tolyl)propan-2-ol, is a new aroma volatile and, together with p-mentha- 1,3,8-triene, may be unique to parsley. Major constituents of the sample were 4-methoxy-6-(prop-2-enyl)benzo-1,3-dioxolan (myristicin) 4,7-dimethoxy-5-(prop-2-enyl)benzo-1,3 dioxolan (apiole), β-phellandrene, p-mentha-1,3,8-triene and 4-isopropenyl-1-methylbenzene. Aroma assessments during GC showed that apiole, in particular, had desirable parsley odour character.     

岭南山竹子叶化学成分研究

采用色谱技术分离岭南山竹子叶的化学成分,根据理化性质和波谱数据鉴定化合物的结构。从岭南山竹子叶提取物中分离了11个化合物,鉴定为异植物醇(Ⅰ),α-Tocospiro B(Ⅱ),正十一烷(Ⅲ),棕榈酸(Ⅳ),(+)-(3R)-3-hydroxy-4,4-dimethyl-4-butyrolactone(Ⅴ),苯甲酸(Ⅵ),3,4-Dihydroxy-acetophenone(Ⅶ),反式对羟基桂皮酸(Ⅷ),3-甲氧基-4-羟基-苯甲酸(Ⅸ),β-谷甾醇(Ⅹ),胡萝卜苷(Ⅺ)。以上化合物均为首次从该种植物中分离得到。     

The effect of root temperature on growth of curled parsley

Summary Curled parsley was grown at root-zone temperature (RZT) of 18, 21, 24, 27 and 36°C at air temperature (AT) of 18 and 21°C. Maximum growth was obtained at 18°C AT and 24°C RZT, but there were no significant differences between 18 and 27°C RZT. Shoot and root growth were severely inhibited at 36°C constant RZT. The growth was also retarded when RZT rose to 36°C for 30 minutes per day, even when compared to a RZT of constant 27°C. This indicates that a short exposure to RZT above 30°C retards growth. A relatively low daily average RZT did not compensate for the damage caused by a short daily high temperature exposure. Optimum temperature for curled parsley seems to be about 21°C. Report No. 316.     

Variation of fragrance constituents in the leaves of Prunus

Hexane extracts from the leaves collected from 77 individual trees of the subgenera (Cerasus, Padus, Laurocerasus, and Prunus) in the genus Prunus were analyzed using gas chromatography, and the variations of linalool, phenethyl alcohol, and coumarin were investigated.     

Metabolism of aflatoxin B1 by Petroselinum crispum (parsley)

On administration of aflatoxin B₁ to whole parsley (Petroselinum crispum) plants, a derivative was formed, which was shown to be aflatoxicol by its chromatographic properties and mass spectrometry. Optimum conditions for the production of the derivative was on the second day after administration of the toxin to the plants, which were 90 days old after germination. Cell-free preparations of parsley were found not to produce aflatoxicol A from added aflatoxin B₁; instead they formed two new derivatives, which from chromatographic properties, were shown to be more polar than either aflatoxin B₁ or aflatoxicol A.     

Volatile constituents in the liverwort Tritomaria polita

The essential oil of the liverwort Tritomaria polita, collected in Otztal/Tyrol (Austria), was investigated by chromatographic and spectroscopic methods. Several new compounds were isolated by preparative gas chromatography (GC) and their structures investigated by mass spectrometry (MS) and NMR techniques. In addition to known constituents, the sesquiterpenoids (+)-eudesma-3,11-dien-8-one, (+)-eudesma-3,7(11)-dien-8-one, (+)-6,11-epoxy-eudesmane, (-)-6,7-seco-eudesm-7(11)-en-6-al, (+)-6beta-hydroxy-eudesm-11-ene, (-)-6alpha-hydroxy-eudesm-11-ene, (+)-6,11-epoxy-isodaucane could be identified as natural compounds for the first time.     

悬钩子果实的挥发性成分

悬钩子果实的挥发性成分李维林顾姻宋长铣姚欣梅贺善安（江苏省中国科学院植物研究所,南京２１００１４）ＶｏｌａｔｉｌｅｃｏｎｓｔｉｔｕｅｎｔｓｉｎｔｈｅｆｒｕｉｔｓｏｆＲｕｂｕｓＬ．ＬｉＷｅｉＬｉｎ,ＧｕＹｉｎ,ＳｏｎｇＣｈａｎｇＸｉａｎ,ＹａｏＸ...     

桑科中4种桑天牛寄主植物的挥发物成分研究

采用动态顶空和气相色谱-质谱联用技术,对桑天牛的主要桑科寄主桑树、构树、柘树和无花果等4种植物的挥发性物质进行检测,以期找出对桑天牛有引诱作用的行为化学物质.结果表明,4种植物分别鉴定出31种、30种、29种和27种化合物,主要为烯类、酯类、醛类、醇类等.4种寄主植物共有的化合物共11种,分别是叶醇、正辛醇、苯甲醛、壬醛、癸醛、1-辛烯、罗勒烯、乙酸叶醇酯、正十六烷、2,6-二叔丁基对甲酚和2,4-二叔丁基苯酚.     

Volatile components of sugar beet leaves

Extracts of both young and old sugar beet plants were obtained using a modified Likens and Nickerson apparatus. Constituents were identified by GC/MS, and using selected ion monitoring it was shown that the previously determined phenylacetonitrile was probably not of glucosinolate origin. Some unsaturated aldehydes, alcohols and derivatives (enzymic lipid degradation products) were formed to greater extents by the younger leaves, but otherwise such quantitative differences were relatively few and generally random. An interesting range of chlorinated compounds was obtained only from the older plants; a pesticide origin is suggested.     

Micropropagation of parsley through axillary shoot proliferation

A micropropagation protocol of parsley,Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman (curled type) has been developed. Surface-sterilized axillary buds cultured on Murashige and Skoog medium supplemented with benzyladenine, kinetin, or thidiazuron developed axillary shoots (rosettes). Kinetin resulted in only a low proliferation rate. The concentrations of thidiazuron or benzyladenine that were optimal for shoot proliferation, resulted in shoots with a low capability to root. During the rooting treatment, these shoots showed wilting signs. Rooting was increased significantly by using a two-week inductive stage with 2.5 M naphthaleneacetic acid directly followed by acclimatization. Two proliferation media (5 M benzyladenine and 0.5 M naphthaleneacetic acid or 5 M kinetin and 2.5 M naphthaleneacetic acid) resulted in moderate proliferation but produced shoots that were easy-to-root. These media have been tested by repeated axillary proliferation on the same medium. The medium with 5 M benzyladenine and 0.5 M naphthaleneacetic acid was optimal.Abbreviations BA 6-Benzyladenine - IBA Indole-3-butyric acid - MS Murashige & Skoog - NAA -Naphthaleneacetic acid     

Volatile constituents of Aristolochia argentina

The essential oils from leaves, aerial stems and underground organs of Aristolochia argentina Gris., a medicinal plant popularly known as "charrúa", were obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Forty-three components were identified in the oils. All parts of the plant afforded volatile oils characterized by high levels of argentilactone (57-89%) and the presence of undecatriene isomers (0.3-4.0%), these latter compounds providing the essential oils and extracts with an intense particular odor. Terpenes account for the remaining portion of the essential oils (5-29%). Bicyclogermacrene predominates in the aerial parts of the plant, whereas ishwarane is the main terpene of the subterranean organs. Argentilactone, a suspected carcinogenic compound, was also identified in a medicinal commercial tincture of A. argentina.     

Starch depletion in germinating wheat,wrinkled-seeded peas and senescing tobacco leaves

The residual starches of germinating wheat and barley grains show similar structural changes. Germinating wheat grains produce malto-oligosaccharides and dextrins. The starch of wrinkled-seeded peas showed some structural changes during germination, but the starch from senescing tobacco leaves showed none. Neither peas nor tobacco produced malto-oligosaccharides or dextrins at any stage. Wrinkled-seeded peas showed some differences to smooth-seeded peas in enzyme content, and starch was probably degraded by phosphorylase initially with α-amylase acting after 3 days. In senescing tobacco leaves the only significant enzyme activities were α-amylase and maltase. Wheat closely resembled barley in showing amylolytic breakdown.     

火炬树(Rhus typhina)叶挥发性成分及其对两种叶螨选择行为的影响

火炬树为我国于1959年引进的速生绿化观赏性植物,其生长快,长势旺盛,抗病虫害和抗螨能力强,但还未见到其抗螨性和抗螨机理的研究报道.测定了火炬树叶挥发性成分及其对二斑叶螨Tetranychus urticae Koch和山楂叶螨Tetranychus viennensis Zacher选择行为的影响,利用固相微萃取(Solid phase microextraction, SPME)采集、GC-MS测定火炬树叶挥发物,"Y"型嗅觉仪分别测定挥发物对两种叶螨选择行为的影响.结果表明,火炬树叶挥发性成分含量由高至低依次为4,6-二特丁基-2-甲基苯酚、4-庚醇、3,7,11-三甲基-2,6,10-二十二三烯-1-醇、丁基化羟基甲苯、α-法呢烯、十八烯、4-甲基-1-丙烯-3-醇、水杨酸甲酯和苯甲酸乙酯等;在两组气味源(火炬树叶与苹果树叶、火炬树叶与空气)中,二斑叶螨对火炬树叶的选择率分别为9.3%和28.9%,山楂叶螨则分别为5.6%和28%,与对照差异显著,但种间差异不显著.因此可以看出,火炬树叶挥发物对叶螨的选择行为具有一定的影响.     

Accumulation of tyrosol glucoside in transgenic potato plants expressing a parsley tyrosine decarboxylase

As part of the response to pathogen infection, potato plants accumulate soluble and cell wall-bound phenolics such as hydroxycinnamic acid tyramine amides. Since incorporation of these compounds into the cell wall leads to a fortified barrier against pathogens, raising the amounts of hydroxycinnamic acid tyramine amides might positively affect the resistance response. To this end, we set out to increase the amount of tyramine, one of the substrates of the hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA:tyramine N-(hydroxycinnamoyl)-transferase reaction, by placing a cDNA encoding a pathogen-induced tyrosine decarboxylase from parsley under the control of the 35S promoter and introducing the construct into potato plants via Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation. While no alterations were observed in the pattern and quantity of cell wall-bound phenolic compounds in transgenic plants, the soluble fraction contained several new compounds. The major one was isolated and identified as tyrosol glucoside by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-high resolution mass spectrometry and NMR analyses. Our results indicate that expression of a tyrosine decarboxylase in potato does not channel tyramine into the hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA:tyramine N-(hydroxycinnamoyl)-transferase reaction but rather unexpectedly, into a different pathway leading to the formation of a potential storage compound.     

Volatile constituents of Capillipedium parviflorum

The essential oil of aerial parts of Capillipedium parviflorum (family Poaceae) was obtained by hydrodistillation in 0.4% yield on dry weight basis. The oil was analysed by capillary GC and GC-MS techniques. Two new compounds from plant source 4-nonanol 51.7% and 4-undecanone 23.5% predominated in the essential oil and were separated by column chromatography, identified and confirmed by 1H and 13C NMR. Thirty one compounds were identified from the essential oil accounting for 96% of total identifications.     

Guaiane type sesquiterpenes and other constituents from Daucus carota L.

In a chemosystematic investigation of the fruits of Daucus carota L. we have isolated eleven compounds including four guaiane type sesquiterpenes (1–4), one eudesmane type sesquiterpene (5) and six other constituents (6–11). Among them, the five compounds 1–5 all are new for Daucus carota L. and all have been reported in Torilis japonica. The results show that Daucus carota L. is chemically similar with Torilis japonica providing chemical evidence for both species used as the same traditional Chinese medicine “nanheshi”.     

Diterpene constituents of leaves from Juniperus brevifolia

The dichloromethane extract from leaves of Juniperus brevifolia, through chromatographic fractionations yield six compounds: 3beta-hydroxy-abieta-8,11,13-trien-7-one, 18-hydroxy-sandaracopimara-8(14),15-dien-7-one, sandaracopimara-8(14),15-dien-18-yl formate; and the first examples of sandaracopimaranes and abieta-8,11,13-triene diterpenoids with a large aliphatic chain on C-18, abieta-8,11,13-trien-18-yl hexadecanoate, 7-oxoabieta-8,11,13-trien-18-yl hexadecanoate, sandaracopimara-8(14),15-dien-18-yl hexadecanoate. Moreover fifteen known compounds were also isolated, some of them for the first time identified on Juniperus genus. The compound abieta-8,11,13-trien-18-yl formate is reported for the first time as a natural product. All the structures were established by spectroscopic methods. 2D NMR techniques have allowed the revision of certain previously reported (13)C NMR assignments. Studies on the isolated new compounds showed those possessing a diterpenol ester of a long-chain fatty acid present lipophilicity very distinct from other diterpenoid compounds.     

Phytotoxicity and volatile constituents from leaves of Callicarpa japonica Thunb

The essential oil from the leaves of Callicarpa japonica was analyzed by GC-MS, and 84 compounds were identified. The main constituents of the essential oil were spathulenol (18.1%), germacrene B (13.0%), bicyclogermacrene (11.0%), globulol (3.3%), viridiflorol (2.6%), alpha-guaiene (2.3%), and gamma-elemene (2.0%). The essential oil constituents of C. japonica were significantly different from those found in our previous work on Callicarpa americana. The oil of C. japonica was selectively phytotoxic to bentgrass compared to lettuce seeds, with 80-100% growth reduction observed at 0.3 mg/ml.