Chemical Characterization on the Aromatic Composition of Cedrus Atlantica from Morocco in Two Geographical Areas will Break

Volume 2 - Issue 1

Ayoub Ainane¹, Fatima Khammour¹, Mohammed el Kouali¹, Mohammed talbi¹, Asmaa Salamat¹, Abdelkebir Kenz¹, Nawal Merghoub², El Hassan Abba³, Sanaa Cherroud³ and Tarik Ainane³

Received: February 21, 2018;   Published: February 27, 2018

DOI: 10.32474/AOICS.2018.02.000126

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Abstract

Essential oils have various properties in different fields of application. This work entitled on the chemical characterization of Cedrus Atlantica of Morocco in two geographical zones will break: Cedrus Atlantica of Ajdir (khenifra region) (CAA) and Cedrus Atlantica of Wiwane (Azrou region) (CAW) which belongs to the family Pinaceae. The essential oils were extracted by hydrodistillation of the aerial parts (stems, leaves and flowers) of Atlantica Cedrus and analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The analyzes show that Cedrus Atlantica Ajdir (CAA) has β-Himachalene as the major constituent of this essential oil with a content of approximately (31,24)%, followed by α-Himachalene (15,63%) and γ-Himachalene (14.46%), with a percentage of 61.33%. For Wiwane Cedrus Atlantica (CAW) β-Himachalene (28.85%), α-Himachalene (17.93%) and γ -Himachalene (16.52%) are the major constituent, with a percentage of 63.3% .The recorded yields are: 1.94%) for Cedrus Atlantica of Ajdir (CAA) and (2.09%) for Cedrus Atlantica of Wiwane (CAW).

Keywords: Essential oil; Cedrus Atlantica; GC-MS; Aromatic compositions

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