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Article

Preliminary Insights into the Non-Volatile Constituents of Commiphora ornifolia (Balf.f.) J.B.Gillett Oleogum Resin from Socotra Island

by
Martina Bortolami
1,
Dario La Montagna
1,
Chiara Toniolo
1,
Fabio Sciubba
1,2,3,
Adriano Patriarca
2,4,
Tiziana Moretti
1,
Ilaria Serafini
1,
Francesco Mura
1,
Emma Cocco
5,
Petr Maděra
6,
Kay Van Damme
6,7,
Stefania Garzoli
8,
Luca Santi
1,
Fabio Attorre
1 and
Daniela De Vita
1,*
1
Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
2
NMR-Based Metabolomics Laboratory (NMLab), Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
3
Interdepartmental Center of Applied Sciences for the Protection of the Environment and Cultural Heritage (CIABC), Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
4
Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
5
Laboratory of Economic and Pharmaceutical Botany, Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, V.le S. Ignazio da Laconi 13, 09123 Cagliari, Italy
6
Department of Forest Botany, Dendrology and Geobiocoenology (FFWT), Mendel University, Zemedelska 1, 61300 Brno, Czech Republic
7
Centre for Academic Heritage and Archives & Ghent University Botanical Garden, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
8
Department of Chemistry and Technologies of Drug, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Plants 2025, 14(19), 2999; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14192999
Submission received: 30 August 2025 / Revised: 24 September 2025 / Accepted: 25 September 2025 / Published: 28 September 2025
(This article belongs to the Topic Natural Compounds in Plants, 2nd Volume)
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Abstract

Natural resins are complex mixtures of secondary metabolites produced by many plants in response to stress or injury and have long been used for their antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties. Among resin-producing genera, Commiphora Jacq. (Burseraceae) stands out for the traditional and medicinal relevance of its oleogum resins, commonly known as myrrh. In this study, we investigated, for the first time, the non-volatile fraction of the oleogum resin of Commiphora ornifolia (Balf.f.) J.B.Gillett, which is an endemic species of Socotra Island. Ethanol extraction followed by chromatographic and spectroscopic analysis (HPLC-DAD, NMR, HRMS) led to the isolation of (+)-yangambin, a furofuran lignan not previously reported in this species. Quantitative analysis showed yangambin to be present in all eight resin samples analyzed, at concentrations ranging from 3.50 (±0.02) to 9.05% (±0.19) of the ethanol extract. In addition, the analysis of the hydrolyzed polysaccharide fraction revealed the presence of arabinose, rhamnose, galactose, and galacturonic acid. These preliminary findings highlight the phytochemical richness of C. ornifolia oleogum resin and suggest the presence of other potentially bioactive compounds. The presence of yangambin, known for various pharmacological activities, supports further phytochemical and biological studies on this largely unexplored species.
Keywords: Commiphora ornifolia (Balf.f.) J.B.Gillett; oleogum resin; yangambin; lignans; Socotra Commiphora ornifolia (Balf.f.) J.B.Gillett; oleogum resin; yangambin; lignans; Socotra
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Bortolami, M.; La Montagna, D.; Toniolo, C.; Sciubba, F.; Patriarca, A.; Moretti, T.; Serafini, I.; Mura, F.; Cocco, E.; Maděra, P.; et al. Preliminary Insights into the Non-Volatile Constituents of Commiphora ornifolia (Balf.f.) J.B.Gillett Oleogum Resin from Socotra Island. Plants 2025, 14, 2999. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14192999

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Bortolami M, La Montagna D, Toniolo C, Sciubba F, Patriarca A, Moretti T, Serafini I, Mura F, Cocco E, Maděra P, et al. Preliminary Insights into the Non-Volatile Constituents of Commiphora ornifolia (Balf.f.) J.B.Gillett Oleogum Resin from Socotra Island. Plants. 2025; 14(19):2999. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14192999

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Bortolami, Martina, Dario La Montagna, Chiara Toniolo, Fabio Sciubba, Adriano Patriarca, Tiziana Moretti, Ilaria Serafini, Francesco Mura, Emma Cocco, Petr Maděra, and et al. 2025. "Preliminary Insights into the Non-Volatile Constituents of Commiphora ornifolia (Balf.f.) J.B.Gillett Oleogum Resin from Socotra Island" Plants 14, no. 19: 2999. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14192999

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Bortolami, M., La Montagna, D., Toniolo, C., Sciubba, F., Patriarca, A., Moretti, T., Serafini, I., Mura, F., Cocco, E., Maděra, P., Van Damme, K., Garzoli, S., Santi, L., Attorre, F., & De Vita, D. (2025). Preliminary Insights into the Non-Volatile Constituents of Commiphora ornifolia (Balf.f.) J.B.Gillett Oleogum Resin from Socotra Island. Plants, 14(19), 2999. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14192999

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