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Chemical Variation in Essential Oils from the Oleo-gum Resin of Boswellia carteri: A Preliminary Investigation.
Anjanette DeCarlo,Stephen Johnson,Ambika Poudel,Prabodh Satyal,Loren Bangerter,William N. Setzer +5 more
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A hierarchical cluster analysis of 42 chemical compositions of B. carteri oleo‐gum resin essential oils has revealed at least three different chemotypes, i) an α‐pinene‐rich chemotype, ii) anα‐thujene‐ richChemotype, and iii) a methoxydecane‐ rich chemotype.Abstract:
Frankincense, the oleo-gum resin of Boswellia species, has been an important element of traditional medicine for thousands of years. Frankincense is still used for oral hygiene, to treat wounds, and for its calming effects. Different Boswellia species show different chemical profiles, and B. carteri, in particular, has shown wide variation in essential oil composition. In order to provide insight into the chemical variability in authentic B. carteri oleoresin samples, a hierarchical cluster analysis of 42 chemical compositions of B. carteri oleo-gum resin essential oils has revealed at least three different chemotypes, i) an α-pinene-rich chemotype, ii) an α-thujene-rich chemotype, and iii) a methoxydecane-rich chemotype.read more
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Chemical composition and in vitro cytotoxic screening of sixteen commercial essential oils on five cancer cell lines
TL;DR: C. zeylanicum and L. cubeba EOs were the most active on almost all the cell lines studied and thus could be promising as an anticancer agent and showed a difference in their composition even though they belong to the Lauraceae family.
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Distribution of the anti-inflammatory and anti-depressant compounds: Incensole and incensole acetate in genus Boswellia.
TL;DR: This review interpretatively discusses the natural existence of incensole and incen Sole acetate, the variation of their percentages in different Boswellia species and other sources, their synthetic modifications, their biosynthesis and their therapeutic potential.
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Compositional analysis of the essential oil of Boswellia dalzielii frankincense from West Africa reveals two major chemotypes
Anjanette DeCarlo,Stephen Johnson,Kingsley I. Okeke-Agulu,Noura S. Dosoky,Sophia J. Wax,Moses S. Owolabi,William N. Setzer +6 more
TL;DR: The chemical compositions of the essential oil hydrodistilled from 21 samples of oleoresin taken directly from B. dalzielii trees in northern Nigeria, revealed two major chemotypes, one dominated by α-pinene and one much rarer chemotype rich in myrcene.
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11-Keto-α-Boswellic Acid, a Novel Triterpenoid from Boswellia spp. with Chemotaxonomic Potential and Antitumor Activity against Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells.
Michael Schmiech,Judith Ulrich,Sophia J. Lang,Berthold Büchele,Christian Paetz,Alexis St-Gelais,Tatiana Syrovets,Thomas Simmet +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the existence and natural occurrence of the respective α-isomer, 11-keto-α-boswellic acid (α-KBA), is demonstrated for the first time.
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Organic Certification is Not Enough: The Case of the Methoxydecane Frankincense
Stephen Johnson,Anjanette DeCarlo,Prabodh Satyal,Noura S. Dosoky,Aaron Sorensen,William N. Setzer +5 more
TL;DR: The presence of Boswellia occulta oil in essential oil sold as pure B. carteri, including certified organic oil, emphasizes the current lack of traceability in the supply chain and the ineffectiveness of organic certification to secure purity and sustainable harvesting in wildcrafted species.
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Plant Resins: Chemistry, Evolution, Ecology, and Ethnobotany
TL;DR: This comprehensive and integrated discussion of resins will appeal to botanists, ecologists, ethnobotanist, chemists, anthropologists, archeologists, museum conservators, and amber enthusiasts.
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Why do plants produce so many terpenoid compounds
Eran Pichersky,Robert A. Raguso +1 more
TL;DR: Evidence is discussed relating to the hypotheses that given ecological functions may be enhanced by the presence of mixtures of terpenes and that the acquisition of new functions by terpenoids may favor their retention once the original functions are lost.
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A chemical investigation by headspace SPME and GC–MS of volatile and semi-volatile terpenes in various olibanum samples
TL;DR: The chemical composition of olibanum, which is demonstrated to be different for each Boswellia species, allowed the determination of the taxonomic origin of frankincense samples purchased on various markets in East Africa, in the Near East and in Yemen.
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Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Some Oleogum Resin Essential Oils from Boswellia SPP. (Burseraceae)
TL;DR: The chemical composition of Boswellia carteri (Somalia), B. serrata oleogum resin essential oils was investigated using GC-MS to identify chemotaxonomy marker components as mentioned in this paper.