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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2023

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

Fatima Zahra Benomari, Mathieu Sarazin, Djamel Chaib, André Pichette, Hinane Boumghar, Yacine Boumghar, Nassim Djabou

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
6.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Fatima Zahra BenomariCentre Universitaire de Maghnia, Route de Zouia, N99, Maghnia, Algeria.
Mathieu SarazinCÉPROCQ, Collège de Maisonneuve, 6220 Rue Sherbrooke Est, Montréal, QC H1N1C1, Canada.
Djamel ChaibBIO-SOURCE S.A.R.L., 28 Ferme Kheloufi, Zeralda 16000, Algeria.
André PichetteCentre de Recherche sur la Boréalie (CREB), Laboratoire LASEVE, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), 555 Boulevard de l'Université, Chicoutimi, QC G7H2B1, Canada.
Hinane BoumgharCÉPROCQ, Collège de Maisonneuve, 6220 Rue Sherbrooke Est, Montréal, QC H1N1C1, Canada.
Yacine BoumgharCÉPROCQ, Collège de Maisonneuve, 6220 Rue Sherbrooke Est, Montréal, QC H1N1C1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3734-8217
Nassim DjabouLaboratoire COSNA, Faculté des Sciences, BP 119, Université de Tlemcen, 13000 Tlemcen, Algeria.ORCID 0000-0002-6429-4082
Collège de Maisonneuve · CAUniversity of Abou Bekr Belkaïd · DZUniversité du Québec à Chicoutimi · CA

Funding

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council 428410-16
6 · The paper itself

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.

Indexed as

Oils, VolatilePlants, MedicinalChromatography, GasGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryPlant OilsOils, VolatilePlant Oilsapplicationschemical variabilitychemotypeessential oilsmedicinal plants

Identifiers

PMID37298915
PMCPMC10254628
OpenAlexW4378882502

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