CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF ESSENTIAL OILS OF SHELLS, JUICE AND SEEDS  OF PASSIFLORA LIGULARIS JUSS FROM ECUADOR

Ivan Chóez; Diana Herrera; Migdalia Miranda; Patricia Isabel Manzano

doi:10.9755/ejfa.2015.04.039

Authors

Ivan Chóez Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL), Centro de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas del Ecuador (CIBE), Guayaquil, Ecuador,
Diana Herrera Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL), Centro de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas del Ecuador (CIBE), Guayaquil, Ecuador,
Migdalia Miranda Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL), Centro de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas del Ecuador (CIBE), Guayaquil, Ecuador,
Patricia Isabel Manzano Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemáticas (FCNM), Guayaquil, Ecuador

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9755/ejfa.2015.04.039

Keywords:

essential oil, GC-MS, granadilla, MWHD, Passiflora ligularis Juss

Abstract

The objective of this research was to analyze the chemical composition of essential oil of shell, juice and seeds of Passiflora ligularis Juss or granadilla from Ecuador. The essential oils were obtained by microwave assisted hydrodistillation (MWHD) extraction method using Clevenger apparatus and were analyzed by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Fifty compounds were identified altogether. The majority compounds were the squalene (34.92%), pentadecanal (15.28%) and ionol (19.16%) in shells, juice and seeds respectively. However, aromatic compounds, sesquiterpenes, alcohols, aldehydes and hydrocarbons were detected as minority compounds with potential utility in food and pharma industry. These results have not been reported and allow adding value to this kind of agricultural waste.