EVALUATION OF THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF FOENICULUM VULGARE MILL (FENNEL) FRUITS EXTRACTED BY THREE DIFFERENT EXTRACTION METHODS BY GC/MS

Authors

  • Faiza Mohamed Hammouda Prof. of phytochemistry, Phytochemistry Dept., National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
  • Mahmoud Abbas Saleh Prof. of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Texas Southern University, 3100 Cleburne Ave, Houston, TX 77004, USA.
  • Nahla Sayed Abdel-Azim Prof. of phytochemistry, Phytochemistry Dept., National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
  • Khaled Ahmed Shams Prof. of phytochemistry, Phytochemistry Dept., National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
  • Shams Imbaby Ismail Prof. of phytochemistry, Phytochemistry Dept., National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
  • Abdelaaty Abdel-Aziz Shahat Prof. of phytochemistry, Phytochemistry Dept., National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
  • Ibrahim Ahmed Saleh Assistant researcher of phytochemistry, Phytochemistry Dept., National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.

Keywords:

Natural Products

Abstract

Background: Hydrodistillation (HD) and steam-distillation, or solvent extraction methods of essential oils have some disadvantages like thermal decomposition of extracts, its contamination with solvent or solvent residues and the pollution of residual vegetal material with solvent which can be also an environmental problem. Thus, new green techniques, such as supercritical fluid extraction and microwave assisted techniques, are potential solutions to overcome these disadvantages. Materials and Methods: The aim of this study was to evaluate the essential oil of Foeniculum vulgare subsp. Piperitum fruits extracted by three different extraction methods viz. Supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) using CO2, microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) and hydro-distillation (HD) using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Results: The results revealed that both MAE and SFE enhanced the extraction efficiency of the interested components. MAE gave the highest yield of oil as well as higher percentage of Fenchone (28%), whereas SFE gave the highest percentage of anethol (72%). Conclusion: Microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) and supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) not only enhanced the essential oil extraction but also saved time, reduced the solvents use and produced, ecologically, green technologies.

Author Biographies

Faiza Mohamed Hammouda, Prof. of phytochemistry, Phytochemistry Dept., National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.

Prof. of phytochemistry, Phytochemistry Dept., National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.

Mahmoud Abbas Saleh, Prof. of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Texas Southern University, 3100 Cleburne Ave, Houston, TX 77004, USA.

Department of Chemistry, Texas Southern University, 3100 Cleburne Ave, Houston, TX 77004, USA.

Nahla Sayed Abdel-Azim, Prof. of phytochemistry, Phytochemistry Dept., National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.

Department of Phytochemistry, National Research Centre (NRC), 12311 Dokki, Cairo, Egypt.

Khaled Ahmed Shams, Prof. of phytochemistry, Phytochemistry Dept., National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.

Department of Phytochemistry, National Research Centre (NRC), 12311 Dokki, Cairo, Egypt.

Shams Imbaby Ismail, Prof. of phytochemistry, Phytochemistry Dept., National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.

Department of Phytochemistry, National Research Centre (NRC), 12311 Dokki, Cairo, Egypt.

Abdelaaty Abdel-Aziz Shahat, Prof. of phytochemistry, Phytochemistry Dept., National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.

Department of Phytochemistry, National Research Centre (NRC), 12311 Dokki, Cairo, Egypt.

Ibrahim Ahmed Saleh, Assistant researcher of phytochemistry, Phytochemistry Dept., National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.

Department of Phytochemistry, National Research Centre (NRC), 12311 Dokki, Cairo, Egypt.

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Published

2014-01-21

How to Cite

Hammouda, F. M., Saleh, M. A., Abdel-Azim, N. S., Shams, K. A., Ismail, S. I., Shahat, A. A.-A., & Saleh, I. A. (2014). EVALUATION OF THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF FOENICULUM VULGARE MILL (FENNEL) FRUITS EXTRACTED BY THREE DIFFERENT EXTRACTION METHODS BY GC/MS. African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 11(2), 277–279. Retrieved from https://journals.athmsi.org/index.php/ajtcam/article/view/1907

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Vol. 11 No. 2 (2014)

Section

Research Papers

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