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Article

Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils from the Roots of Erigeron acris L. and Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers.

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Department of Pharmacognosy, Medical University of Białystok, Mickiewicza 2a Str. 15-089 Białystok, Poland
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Technical University of Łódź, Institute of General Food Chemistry, 4/10 Stefanowskiego Str. 90-924 Łódź, Poland
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Molecules 2009, 14(7), 2458-2465; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules14072458
Submission received: 22 May 2009 / Revised: 25 June 2009 / Accepted: 8 July 2009 / Published: 9 July 2009

Abstract

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The chemical compositions of essential oils from the roots of Erigeron acris and Erigeron annuus were studied. The essential oils were obtained by hydrodistillation in 1.0% and 0.05% yield, respectively, and analyzed by GC, GC-MS. Fifty four and forty seven constituents were identified. Predominant constituents of both oils were poly-acetylene esters: (Z,Z)-matricaria ester (49.4% and 45.9%, respectively) and (Z)-lachnophyllum ester (37.2% and 27.5%, respectively), that were accompanied by their stereoisomers as well as appropriate lactones. Polyacetylenic compounds amounted to 92.1% of E. acris oil and 85.8% of E. annuus oil. Both oils contained the same monoterpene hydrocarbons, amounting to 4.2% and 5.8%, respectively, and traces of almost the same monoterpene oxygenated compounds. The dominant sesquiterpenes in E. acris were elemenes and tricyclic sesquiterpene hydrocarbons, while in E. annuus β-sesquiphellandrene and β-bisabolene dominated. After flash chromatography of essential oil from E. acris, fractions contained acetylene esters and acetylene lactones were obtained. The configuration about double bonds for these compounds has been elucidated on the basis of 1H- and 13C-NMR analysis.

Introduction

The genus Erigeron L. belonging to the family Asteraceae (tribe Astereae), involves about 150 species occurring in the Northern Hemisphere zone, mainly in North America. Some of them were introduced to Europe. In Poland, ten Erigeron species exist, among which E. acris and E. annuus are the most common [1]. E. acris (syn. E. acer), common name blue fleabane, is a biennial or perennial plant growing to 50 cm. E. annuus (daisy fleabane) is annual plant and reaches a height of up to 150 cm. Both species posses erect, branched stem ended with inflorescences. They often settle the same places like roadsides and wastelands [2].
In Italian folk medicine roots of E. acris are used topically to heal toothache, bruises and arthritis [3]. E. annuus has been used in Chinese folk medicine for the treatment of indigestion, enteritis, epidemic hepatitis and haematuria [4]. Chloroform and n-hexane extracts from the roots of E. annuus showed moderate antiproliferative effectiveness against MCF7 cells [5]. The weak antioxidant activity of diethyl ether and ethyl acetate extracts from roots of E. acris was observed [6].
Chemical composition of the roots of both mentioned species has been barely examined. In the roots of E. acris the pyromeconic acid derivative 6′-caffeoylerigeroside and phenolic acids were identified [6]. Mainly, examinations have focused on the aerial parts of both plants. From aerial parts of E. acris, flavonoid compounds, phytosterols, sesquiterpenes, a diterpene and triterpenes, among others, were isolated [6,7,8,9]. As the constituents of the aerial part of E. annuus γ-pyranone derivatives [10,11], flavonoids [12], phenolic acids and their derivatives [13], sesquiterpenoids [4,14], cyclopentenone derivatives [15] have been reported.
The first report on volatile compounds in E. acris and E. annuus dates from the 1950s, when Sørensen and Stavholt isolated (Z)-lachnophyllum ester from the essential oil from flowers and the nonfloral parts of E. acris [16]. In essential oil from different parts of E. annuus the relative proportions between matricaria ester and lachnophyllum ester were estimated [17]. In a recent investigation of the essential oil from E. acris herb over 60 components were identified. Monoterpene and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons were the major constituents. Polyacetylenes were also identified, (Z)-lachnophyllum ester was present in an amount of 0.1% and (E,Z)-matricaria ester, together with α-muurolene, in an amount of 6.0% [18]. In the essential oil from different organs of E. annuus 44 compounds in total were identified, among them monoterpene and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons, two polyacetylenes (matricaria ester and lachnophyllum ester) and organic acids were recognized [19]. The essential oil from the herb of E. annuus at four stages of ontogenesis was investigated. More than 60 constituents were identified (monoterpenes, sesquiterpene hyrocarbons, oxygenated sesquiterpenes and polyacetylenes). In all cases germacrene D was the dominant compound [20].
So far the composition of essential oils from the roots of E. acris and E. annuus was very poorly. Studied. Previous examination of the essential oil from the roots of E. annuus led to the identification of only a few compounds (β-elemene, β-eudesmol, α-cadinol, lachnophyllum ester, matricaria ester and trace amount of phenols and acids) [19]. At present we possess more sensitive equipment and extended libraries of data, enabling more accurate analysis of volatile constituents in plants. This induced us to newly analyze the chemical composition of volatile compounds in E. acris and E. annuus, and in the present work, a comparative analysis of composition of the essential oil from roots of E. acris and E. annuus is reported.

Results and Discussion

The essential oils from the roots of E. acris and E. annuus, obtained by hydrodistillation in yields of 1.0% and 0.05% (w/v, based on dried plant material), respectively, were studied. The identified components are presented in Table 1. Blue fleabane oil consists of about 60 and daisy fleabane oil of about 50 compounds. The main constituents of both oils were polyacetylene esters: (Z,Z)-matricaria ester (49.4% and 45.9%, respectively) and (Z)-lachnophyllum ester (37.2% and 27.5%). Three other stereoisomers of matricaria ester were present in smaller amounts. Beside esters, the appropriate lactones were also identified, with (Z,Z)-matricaria lactone and its unidentified isomer, as well as (Z)- and (E)-lachnophyllum lactones. Polyacetylenic compounds amounted to 92.1% of E. acris oil and 85.8% of E. annuus oil. Both oils contained the same monoterpene hydrocarbons, which amounted to 4.2% and 5.8%, respectively, and traces of almost the same monoterpene oxygenated compounds. Totally different was the composition of sesquiterpenes, both hydrocarbons and oxygenated derivatives in the studied species. In the E. acris oil elemenes and numerous tricyclic sesquiterpene hydrocarbons dominated while in the E. annuus oil β-sesquiphellandrene and β-bisabolene were the main compounds of this group. Contrary to the E. acris, in the sesquiterpene fraction of E. annuus oil oxygenated analogues were dominant.
After column chromatography (CC) separation of the essential oil from E. acris on a silica gel column, fractions containing the mixture of polyacetylenic esters: (Z,Z)-matricaria ester, (Z)-lachnophyllum ester, (E,Z)-matricaria ester and the mixture of polyacetylenic lactones: (Z)-lachnophyllum lactone, (Z,Z)-matricaria lactone and the unidentified isomer of matricaria lactone were obtained. The structures of components in the mixtures were confirmed by 1H- and 13C-NMR analysis and comparison with spectral data reported in literature [21,22,23].
The yield of essential oil from E. acris roots is relatively high, 20 times higher than from roots of E. annuus. In both examined sources polyacetylenes are the major constituents of the volatile fraction, contrary to the oils from aerial plant parts, where monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes predominate. Examinations of Miyazawa et al. showed that acetylenic compounds amounted to 35.9% in flowers, 28.5% in leaves, 31.6% in stalks and to 93.5% in roots of E. annuus. A similar case was observed in E. philadelphicus; roots contained 89.7% of acetylenic compounds, but flowers, leaves and stalks 70.8%, 33.8% and 64.8%, respectively [24]. Our research confirmed the high content of polyacetylenes in roots of E. annuus, but the certain difference is noticed in the abundance of these compounds, in previous work - 93.5% [24] and in present study - 85.8%, perhaps the origin of the oils is a reason for this difference.
Polyacetylenes, especially aliphatic compounds with conjugated triple and double bonds, are some of more important class of compounds present in volatile fraction of several Asteraceae species. The number of carbon atoms in the chain is often characteristic of tribes or genera [25]. C10-acetylenes with diyn-ene and ene-diyn-ene chromophore are typical for the genus Erigeron. Matricaria and lachnophyllum esters were relatively often identified [16,17,24,26,27], while appropriate lactones were listed but were faintly examined [26,27,28]. In most cases the configuration about double bonds has not been elucidated. In present work the majority of isomers of polyacetylenes in E. acris and E. annuus were identified.
For the reason that the acetylenes are bioactive compounds, e.g. matricaria and lachnophyllum esters and lactones possess antifungal and antimycobacterial properties [28,29,30], they can have the influence on the activity of examined sources.
Table 1. Chemical composition (%) of the essential oils from roots of E. acris and E. annuus.
Table 1. Chemical composition (%) of the essential oils from roots of E. acris and E. annuus.
Peak No.ConstituentRIaRIbRIcE. acrisE. annuus
1. Hexanal780 778t0.3
2. Heptanal882 905tt
3. α-Pinene933 9360.10.2
4. Sabinene969 9730.1t
5. β-Pinene974 9783.34.9
6. 2-Pentylfuran979 9810.10.2
7. Myrcene984 9870.10.1
8. α-Phellandrene1000 1002t0.1
9. p-Cymeme1016 1015t0.1
10. β-Phellandrene1025 e 10250.10.1
11. Limonene1025 e 10250.40.2
12. (E)-β-Ocimene1040 10410.1t
13. γ-Terpinene1053 1051tt
14. Terpinolene1083 1082t0.1
15. trans-Pinocarveol1130 1126tt
16. Pinocarvone1146 1137tt
17. p-Cymen-9-ol1165 1157tt
18. Terpinen-4-ol1168 1164t0.1
19. α-Terpineol1179 1176t0.1
20. Thymol methyl ether1219 1215tt
21. 2,5-Dimethoxytoluene1229 1226-t
22. 5-Caranol1232 0.1-
23. trans-Pinocarvyl acetate1285 12870.1-
24. (E,E)-Deca-2,4-dienal1297 1291-0.1
25. cis-Pinocarvyl acetate1298 1300t-
26. 7αH-Silphiperfol-5-ene1334 13290.2-
27. Eugenol1338 1331t0.1
28. Panaginsene1343 13360.1-
29. Bicycloelemene 1350 1338t-
30. δ-Elemene1357 13401.1-
31. iso-β-Elemene1371 13590.1-
32. α-Copaene1384 1378-t
33. Silphiperfol-6-ene1385 13790.1-
34. Modephene1391 13830.2-
35. β-Elemene1394 1389t-
36. α-Isocomene1397 13890.1-
37. 6-Hydroxythymol dimethyl ether1403 1400t0.1
38. β-Isocomene1419 14110.1-
39. (E)-Lachnophyllum lactone1423 0.10.3
40. β-Caryophyllene1428 14210.10.1
41. Pacifigorgia-2,10-diene1430 14220.1-
42. Geranylacetone1432 1430t-
43. Matricaria lactoned14392317 0.10.6
44. (E)-β-Farnesene 1449 14460.10.2
45. (E)- Methyl isoeugenol1455 1455tt
46. α-Humulene1461 1460tt
47. (Z)-Lachnophyllum lactone14692474 1.11.4
48. (Z)-Lachnophyllum ester 14742252224037.227.5
49. (E,Z)-Matricaria ester1494218921812.02.6
50. (Z,Z)-Matricaria ester14982315231349.445.9
51. (Z,Z)-Matricaria lactone15002586 2.07.2
52. β-Bisabolene1507 1501-0.6
53. γ-Cadinene1509 1507t-
54. β-Sesquiphellandrene1518 e 1516-1.0
55. (E,E)-Matricaria ester1518 e 2259tt
56. δ-Cadinene1520 1520t-
57. (Z,E)-Matricaria ester1534241724050.20.3
58. (E)-Nerolidol1552 1553-0.4
59. 10-epi-Junenol1586 1581-0.2
60. (E)-Isoelemicine1619 1614-0.4
61. T-Cadinol1637 1633t-
62. α-Cadinol1646 1643t-
63. α-Eudesmol 1670 1663-0.3
64. Eudesma-3,11-dien-8-one1674 1666-0.8
65. Bisabol-1-one1721 1712-0.2
66. Eudesma-3,7(11)-dien-8-one1739 1745-0.3
Total identified 98.9 97.1
Order of elution and percentages are given on apolar column Rtx-1ms. t – trace, <0.05%; a Retention indices on apolar column Rtx-1ms; b Retention indices on polar column HP-Innowax; c Retention indices of literature on DB-1 column according to MassFinder 3.1; for 1, 2 according to Wiley Register 8th edn.; for 48-50, 55, 57 on DB-Wax column according to Bär and Schulze [23]; d Correct isomer not identified; e Percentages determined on HP-Innowax column.

Experimental

Plant material

The roots of E. acris were collected in June and the roots of E. annuus in July 2008 (full bloom period), in the vicinity of Białystok (Poland). Voucher specimens (EAC 01007 and EAN 01008) are deposited in the herbarium of the Department of Pharmacognosy, Medical University of Białystok.

Isolation and analysis of essential oils

The essential oils were obtained by hydrodistillation for three hours of dried plant material using a glass Clevenger-type apparatus, according to European Pharmacopoeia 5.0 [31]. The analyses of the oils were carried out on a Trace GC Ultra apparatus (Thermo Electron Corporation) with FID and MS DSQ II detectors and FID-MS splitter (SGE). Operating conditions: apolar capillary column Rtx-1ms (Restek), 60 m x 0.25 mm i.d., film thickness 0.25 µm; temperature program, 50-300°C at 4 °C/min; SSL injector temperature 280°C; FID temperature 300°C; split ratio 1:20; carrier gas helium at a regular pressure 200 kPa.; polar capillary column HP-Innovax (Agilent J&W), 30 m x 0.25 mm, film thickness 0.25 µm; temperature program 50-245°C (30 min) at 4°C/min; SSL injector temp. 250 °C; FID temperature 260°C; carrier gas, helium; 0.5 mL/min; split ratio 1:20. Mass spectra were acquired over the mass range 30-400 Da, ionization voltage 70 eV; ion source temperature 200°C. The NMR spectra were recorded on a Bruker Avance II Plus spectrophotometer at 700 MHz (1H) and 176 MHz (13C), using CDCl3 as solvent and TMS as internal standard.
The essential oil (115 mg) from the roots of E. acris was chromatographed on a column with Kieselgel 60 (particle size 0.040-0.063 mm, Merck, Germany), starting the elution with n-pentane and gradually increasing the polarity by addition of diethyl ether. In fraction 1, eluted with n-pentane, the mixture of sesquiterpene hydrocarbons was identified. In fraction 2, eluted with n-pentane-Et2O (19:1), the mixture of polyacetylenic esters (13 mg) and in fraction 4, eluted with n-pentane-Et2O (8:2), the mixture of polyacetylenic lactones (25 mg) was obtained. All fractions were analysed by GC-MS on both polar and apolar column and fractions 2 and 4 additionally by NMR spectroscopy.
Fraction 2: 47% (Z)-lachnophyllum ester, 19% (Z,Z)-matricaria ester, 15% (E,Z)-matricaria ester and 6% (Z,Z)-matricaria lactone. The proportions of (Z,Z)- and (E,Z)-isomers of matricaria ester were different than in essential oil, what suggest that during flash chromatography some isomerisation took place. Fraction 4: 47% (Z)-lachnophyllum lactone, 28% (Z,Z)-matricaria lactone, 13% unidentified isomer of matricaria lactone.
Identification of components was based on the comparison of their MS spectra with those of a laboratory-made MS library, commercial libraries (NIST 98.1, Wiley Registry of Mass Spectral Data, 8th Ed. and MassFinder 3.1) and with literature data [32,33] along with the retention indices on apolar column (Rtx-1, MassFinder 3.1) associated with a series of alkanes with linear interpolation (C8-C26). Identification of polyacetylenes was confirmed by comparison of their RI’s on polar column with literature data [23] and by 1H- and 13C-NMR analysis. A quantitative analysis (expressed as percentages of each component) was carried out by peak area normalization measurements without correction factors.

Acknowledgements

Authors thank Anna Raj for the technical assistance.

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