COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF MELILOTUS OFFICINALIS AND MELILOTUS ALBUS ESSENTIAL OILS GROWING IN THE ASTRAKHAN REGION

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  • Anatoly Valerievich Velikorodov Astrakhan Tatishchev State University http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9802-8252 Email: avelikorodov.chem@rambler.ru
  • Aleksey Pavlovich Laktionov Astrakhan Tatishchev State University Email: alaktionov@list.ru
  • Svyatoslav Borisovich Nosachev Astrakhan Tatishchev State University Email: sbn86chem@yandex.ru
  • Lyudmila Viktorovna Morozova Astrakhan Tatishchev State University Email: botanika_shaumyna@list.ru
Keywords: Melilotus officinalis, Melilotus albus, hydrodistillation, essential oil, coumarin, dihydrocoumarin, carvone hydrate, caryophyllene, actinidin, palmitic acid di-2-ethylhexyl ester, humulene

Abstract

Using the hydrodistillation method, samples of essential oil were obtained from the ground parts of Melilotus officinalis and Melilotus albus, growing wild in the Astrakhan region during the flowering phase. The duration of the steam distillation process was established experimentally based on studying the dynamics of changes in the yield of essential oil over time. The yield of essential oil was determined in % based on the weight of absolutely dry raw materials. The highest yield of essential oil is obtained from plants during the flowering phase (0.8–0.9%). Using gas-liquid chromatography, a quantitative analysis of the main components of the essential oil samples of M. officinalis and M. albus was carried out. The quantitative content of essential oil components was calculated from the areas of gas chromatographic peaks without using correction factors. Qualitative analysis was performed by comparing linear retention indices. The main component of the essential oil of M. officinalis and M. albus is coumarin, the content of which is 86.37 and 80.02%, respectively. In the essential oil of M. albus, the major components are also di-2-ethylhexyl ester of palmitic acid (10.5%), carvone hydrate (1.49%), and humulene (1.10%). Other major components of M. officinalis essential oil besides coumarin are phenylethyl alcohol (3.19%), caryophyllene (2.15%), actinidin (1.39%), and dihydrocoumarin (1.29%).

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Author Biographies

Anatoly Valerievich Velikorodov , Astrakhan Tatishchev State University

Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Fundamental and Applied Chemistry

Aleksey Pavlovich Laktionov , Astrakhan Tatishchev State University

Doctor of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Fundamental Biology

Svyatoslav Borisovich Nosachev , Astrakhan Tatishchev State University

Candidate of Chemical Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Fundamental and Applied Chemistry

Lyudmila Viktorovna Morozova , Astrakhan Tatishchev State University

Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Fundamental Biology

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Published
2025-06-04
How to Cite
1. Velikorodov A. V., Laktionov A. P., Nosachev S. B., Morozova L. V. COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF MELILOTUS OFFICINALIS AND MELILOTUS ALBUS ESSENTIAL OILS GROWING IN THE ASTRAKHAN REGION // Chemistry of plant raw material, 2025. № 2. P. 190-197. URL: https://journal.asu.ru/cw/article/view/14516.
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Low-molecular weight compounds