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Abstract

The present study is the first report on the chemical and enantiomeric compositions of essential oils from the Ecuadorian species Gynoxys hallii Hieron., Gynoxys calyculisolvens Hieron., and Gynoxys azuayensis Cuatrec. All the volatile fractions presented a sesquiterpene-based chemical profile, typical of other volatile fractions from this genus. Both qualitative (GC-MS) and quantitative (GC-FID) chemical analyses were carried out on two stationary phases of different polarity (non-polar and polar). The main constituents of G. hallii essential oil on the two columns, respectively, were α-pinene (33.6–31.5%), (E)-β-caryophyllene (6.2–6.4%), germacrene D (35.7–38.3%), and bicyclogermacrene (3.8–4.0%). In G. calyculisolvens, the major compounds were α-pinene (11.2–11.0%), p-cymene (4.0–3.7%), α-copaene (3.6–3.7%), (E)-β-caryophyllene (8.1–8.3%), germacrene D (20.8–22.0%), and germacrene D-4-ol (8.4–8.6%). Finally, the main components of G. azuayensis were α-pinene (4.5–4.1%), germacrene D (14.1–12.4%), bicyclogermacrene (2.6–3.0%), tridecanal (6.4–6.2%), and spathulenol (7.8–7.1%). Furthermore, enantioselective analyses were conducted on the three volatile fractions, using two stationary phases based on β-cyclodextrins. As a result, twelve chiral components were investigated, detecting both enantiomerically pure compounds and scalemic mixtures with various enantiomeric excess.

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Title
Gynoxys hallii Hieron., Gynoxys calyculisolvens Hieron., and Gynoxys azuayensis Cuatrec. Essential Oils—Chemical and Enantioselective Analyses of Three Unprecedented Volatile Fractions from the Ecuadorian Biodiversity
Author
Maldonado, Yessenia E 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; María del Carmen Rodríguez 2 ; Bustamante, María Emilia 2 ; Cuenca, Stefanny 2 ; Malagón, Omar 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Nixon Cumbicus 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Gilardoni, Gianluca 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Programa de Doctorado en Química, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), Calle Paris s/n y Praga, Loja 110107, Ecuador; [email protected] 
 Carrera de Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), Calle Paris s/n y Praga, Loja 110107, Ecuador; [email protected] (M.d.C.R.); [email protected] (M.E.B.); [email protected] (S.C.) 
 Departamento de Química, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), Calle Paris s/n y Praga, Loja 110107, Ecuador; [email protected] 
 Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), Calle Paris s/n y Praga, Loja 110107, Ecuador; [email protected] 
First page
659
Publication year
2025
Publication date
2025
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
22237747
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3176398626
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© 2025 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.