Biochemical response of Cupressus sempervirens to cement dust: Yields and chemical composition of its essential oil
Autor: | Hervé Casabianca, Imed E. Hassen, Karim Hosni, Yacine M’rabet |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
Pollution
Chemistry(all) General Chemical Engineering Monoterpene media_common.quotation_subject Environmental pollution Cupressus sempervirens Sesquiterpene Essential oil law.invention lcsh:Chemistry chemistry.chemical_compound law Chemical composition Cement dust media_common Cement biology Chemistry General Chemistry biology.organism_classification lcsh:QD1-999 Environmental chemistry Chemical Engineering(all) Monoterpenes |
Zdroj: | Arabian Journal of Chemistry, Vol 12, Iss 7, Pp 1308-1314 (2019) |
ISSN: | 1878-5352 |
Popis: | The effects of cement dust on the yield and chemical composition of the essential oil were investigated in Cupressus sempervirens. Exposure to cement dust resulted in a significant increase in the essential oil yields. Significant factory distance-related changes in qualitative and quantitative composition of the essential oil were observed. Increasing pollution with dust increased the content of monoterpene hydrocarbons concomitant to increase of α-pinene, suggesting a redirection of the secondary metabolism of C. sempervirens towards biosynthesis of monoterpenes. In contrast, oxygenated monoterpenes and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons were strongly reduced. These results provide an overall picture of the different responses of monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes to air pollution caused by cement dust. They also reveal the suitability of using C. sempervirens in the creation of green areas around cement factories and encourage the use of dusted plants as potential source of valuable natural products. Keywords: Cement dust, Cupressus sempervirens, Essential oil, Monoterpenes, Environmental pollution |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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