Aframomum stipulatum (Gagnep) K. Schum and Aframomum giganteum (Oliv. & Hanb) K. Schum as Aroma Tincto Oleo Crops resources: essential oil, fatty acids, sterols, tocopherols, and tocotrienols composition of different fruit parts of Congo varieties

作者：Ngakegni Limbili Adolphe Christian; Zebib Bachar; Cerny Muriel; Tsiba Gouolally; Ndinga Arnold Murphy Elouma; Mouloungui Zephirin^*; Fourastier Isabelle; Ouamba Jean Maurille

来源：Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2013, 93(1): 67-75.

DOI：10.1002/jsfa.5732

• Aframomum
• Congo varieties
• fruit parts
• essential oil
• fatty acids
• sterols

BACKGROUND: Today, few known plant species provide both an essential oil (EO) and a vegetable oil (VO). Seed and husk of two Aframomum species were investigated and compared in terms of EO, fatty acids, tocopherols, and tocotrienols.
RESULTS: EO yield reaches 15.3 g kg(-1) in the seeds and 3.2 g kg(-1) in the husks, while VO yield is 180.0 g kg(-1) in the seeds and 25.0 g kg(-1) in the husks. beta-Pinene, 1,8-cineol, alpha-selinene, terpine-4-ol, linalool, myrtenal and beta-caryophyllene are the major compounds of seed and husk EO. Fatty acid analysis of two Aframomum species shows that oleic, linoleic, and palmitic acids were the major compounds of VO. Total sterol contents reached 4.3 g kg(-1) in seed VO and 8.5 g kg(-1) in husk VO. An appreciable amount of tocopherols (0.52 g kg(-1)) was found in seed VO.
CONCLUSION: The seed and husk oil of A. stipulatum and A. giganteum fruits are rich sources of many bioactive constituents such as fatty acids, sterols, tocopherols and tocotrienols. These tropical wild fruits can be considered as new Aroma Tincto Oleo Crops (ATOC) resources that contain both EOs and VOs.

• 出版日期2013-1-15