Sweet flag rhizome (Acorus calamus L., Araceae) exhibits various biological activities such as sedative, anticonvulsant,
immunosuppressant, antidiabetic, and anti-inflammatory. This plant is protected in Serbia, but due to
its high market requirements, the cultivation of this species could be the final solution. The content and composition
of essential oils from 24 cultivated samples and five samples of sweet flag from natural populations, as
well as the influence of nitrogen fertilization on the composition of essential oils were studied. Essential oils were
analysed using GC and GC/MS. Statistical analysis included the ANOVA and PCA analysis. The total content of
essential oil was not significantly different between the natural (0.80–1.10%) and cultivated samples
(1.15–1.30%). In all essential oils main compounds were β-asarone (4.82–17.98%), cadinadienol
(10.14–13.95%), camphor (3.55–13.20%), and acorenone (9.68–12.64%). The cultivation of sweet flag showed
significant (p <... 0.05) impact on the composition of essential oil and the content of β-asarone (4.82–17.07%,
mean 11.95±4.76 vs. 17.51–17.98%, mean 17.71 ± 2.23). The PCA analysis also separated the essential oils
from natural and cultivated conditions based on the content of β-asarone. On the other hand, the amount of the
fertilizer did not show any effect (p > 0.05) on the composition of investigated samples. The process of cultivation
increased the level of active, but potentially genotoxic and carcinogenic compound β-asarone. It would be
significant to determine the content of β-asarone routinely in the sweet flag rhizome, especially in the cultivated
plants.
TY - JOUR
AU - Škobić, Slađana
AU - Marčetić, Mirjana
AU - Kundaković-Vasović, Tatjana
AU - Crnobarac, Jovan
PY - 2019
UR - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3465
AB - Sweet flag rhizome (Acorus calamus L., Araceae) exhibits various biological activities such as sedative, anticonvulsant,
immunosuppressant, antidiabetic, and anti-inflammatory. This plant is protected in Serbia, but due to
its high market requirements, the cultivation of this species could be the final solution. The content and composition
of essential oils from 24 cultivated samples and five samples of sweet flag from natural populations, as
well as the influence of nitrogen fertilization on the composition of essential oils were studied. Essential oils were
analysed using GC and GC/MS. Statistical analysis included the ANOVA and PCA analysis. The total content of
essential oil was not significantly different between the natural (0.80–1.10%) and cultivated samples
(1.15–1.30%). In all essential oils main compounds were β-asarone (4.82–17.98%), cadinadienol
(10.14–13.95%), camphor (3.55–13.20%), and acorenone (9.68–12.64%). The cultivation of sweet flag showed
significant (p < 0.05) impact on the composition of essential oil and the content of β-asarone (4.82–17.07%,
mean 11.95±4.76 vs. 17.51–17.98%, mean 17.71 ± 2.23). The PCA analysis also separated the essential oils
from natural and cultivated conditions based on the content of β-asarone. On the other hand, the amount of the
fertilizer did not show any effect (p > 0.05) on the composition of investigated samples. The process of cultivation
increased the level of active, but potentially genotoxic and carcinogenic compound β-asarone. It would be
significant to determine the content of β-asarone routinely in the sweet flag rhizome, especially in the cultivated
plants.
PB - Elsevier
T2 - Industrial Crops & Products
T1 - Nitrogen fertilization and the essential oils profile of the rhizomes of different sweet flag populations (Acorus calamus L.)
VL - 142
SP - 1
EP - 5
DO - 10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.111871
ER -
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year = "2019",
abstract = "Sweet flag rhizome (Acorus calamus L., Araceae) exhibits various biological activities such as sedative, anticonvulsant,
immunosuppressant, antidiabetic, and anti-inflammatory. This plant is protected in Serbia, but due to
its high market requirements, the cultivation of this species could be the final solution. The content and composition
of essential oils from 24 cultivated samples and five samples of sweet flag from natural populations, as
well as the influence of nitrogen fertilization on the composition of essential oils were studied. Essential oils were
analysed using GC and GC/MS. Statistical analysis included the ANOVA and PCA analysis. The total content of
essential oil was not significantly different between the natural (0.80–1.10%) and cultivated samples
(1.15–1.30%). In all essential oils main compounds were β-asarone (4.82–17.98%), cadinadienol
(10.14–13.95%), camphor (3.55–13.20%), and acorenone (9.68–12.64%). The cultivation of sweet flag showed
significant (p < 0.05) impact on the composition of essential oil and the content of β-asarone (4.82–17.07%,
mean 11.95±4.76 vs. 17.51–17.98%, mean 17.71 ± 2.23). The PCA analysis also separated the essential oils
from natural and cultivated conditions based on the content of β-asarone. On the other hand, the amount of the
fertilizer did not show any effect (p > 0.05) on the composition of investigated samples. The process of cultivation
increased the level of active, but potentially genotoxic and carcinogenic compound β-asarone. It would be
significant to determine the content of β-asarone routinely in the sweet flag rhizome, especially in the cultivated
plants.",
publisher = "Elsevier",
journal = "Industrial Crops & Products",
title = "Nitrogen fertilization and the essential oils profile of the rhizomes of different sweet flag populations (Acorus calamus L.)",
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Škobić, S., Marčetić, M., Kundaković-Vasović, T.,& Crnobarac, J.. (2019). Nitrogen fertilization and the essential oils profile of the rhizomes of different sweet flag populations (Acorus calamus L.). in Industrial Crops & Products
Elsevier., 142, 1-5.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.111871
Škobić S, Marčetić M, Kundaković-Vasović T, Crnobarac J. Nitrogen fertilization and the essential oils profile of the rhizomes of different sweet flag populations (Acorus calamus L.). in Industrial Crops & Products. 2019;142:1-5.
doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.111871 .
Škobić, Slađana, Marčetić, Mirjana, Kundaković-Vasović, Tatjana, Crnobarac, Jovan, "Nitrogen fertilization and the essential oils profile of the rhizomes of different sweet flag populations (Acorus calamus L.)" in Industrial Crops & Products, 142 (2019):1-5,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.111871 . .
