GC/MS analysis of volatile constituents from Acanthopanax senticosus

Abstract

The chemical composition of the volatile constituents from the leaves, stems, and roots of Acanthopanax senticosus growing wild in Mt. Deok-Yu was determined by GC and GC/MS spectrometric analysis with the aid of NBS, Wiley Library and RI indice searches. The major constituents identified were δ-elemene (23.14%), β-elemene (5.59%), γ-cadinene (5.43%), and α-bergamotene (28.54%) in the leaves, α-pinene (11.50%), δ-elemene (17.62%), α-bergamotene (27.21%), and bicycloheptane derivative (6.38%) in the stems, and α-pinene (21.90%), and (+)-aromadendrene (3.77%) in the roots.