Volatile Oils Flashcards
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odoriferous principles in plants
VOLATILE OILS
function of volatile oils
insect repellants & attractant
Other name of Volatile Oil
a. Ethereal oil
b. Essential oil
c. Essences
d. Olea aetherea
e. AOTA
AOTA
used to repel mosquitos
Citronella & Eucalyptus
insect repellant to cockroach
Pandan
Drying agent to purify essential oils
Anhydrous calcium sulfate
Principal component of essential oils
terpenes
Rutaceae (citruses) & Pinaceae (pines) VO location
Schizogenous/lysigenous
Apiaceae/ Umbelliferae (celery family) VO location
Oil tubes called vittae
Piperaceae (peppers) VO location
Modified parenchyma cells
Lamiaceae/ Labiatae (mints) VO location
Glandular trichomes
Rose (and many others) VO location
Petals
Cinnamon VO location
Bark
t/f VO has nutritive value
false. only fixed oils ang meron
fixed oil : rancidify
volatile oil : ____________
resinify
t/f can be distilled from natural sources
true
t/f Terpenes came from Mevalonate pathway, thus are aromatic
false. Terpenes are acyclic/straight-chain or cyclic but NOT aromatic.
Pathway where aromatic volatile oil came from
from phenylpropanoid from the Cinnamic acid in the Shikimic acid pathway
t/f Tetraterpenes are pigments which are not classified as VO
true
t/f there are many methods of obtaining VO. but for oils that cannot be heated, EXPRESSION is used for them
true
Equipment: Clavenger Apparatus (small scale)
DISTILLATION
Distillation principle
Difference in boiling points
Cohobation
Distillation
__________ repeated distillation in a such a way that the volatile oils will be purified
Cohobation
t/f Better volatile oil product if repeated distillation is used
true
distillation applied to dried plant material not injured by boiling
WATER DISTILLATION
water distillation example
turpentine - from pine tree
distillation applied to dried and fresh materials that may be injured by heat
WATER AND STEAM DISTILLATION
Ex. Cinnamon, Clove
WATER AND STEAM DISTILLATION
distillation where steam passed through the macerated mixture
Indirect water and steam distillation
distillation applied to fresh materials (own moisture) where no maceration i needed
DIRECT STEAM DISTILLATION
Steam forced thru the fresh herb, carries oil droplets thru vapor pipe
DIRECT STEAM DISTILLATION
Ex. Peppermint, Spearmint
DIRECT STEAM DISTILLATION
Method of obtaining VO used for glycosidic volatile oils
ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS
Enzymatic hydrolysis of sinigrin yields _________
allyl isothiocyanate
precursor to allyl isothiocyanate
Sinigrin
t/f Allyl isothiocyanate (from Black mustard) is volatile
true. Black mustard is under ester volatile oil
Best method used for citrus volatile oils whose aroma is injuriously affected by heat
EXPRESSION
expression where Rind is used
SPONGE PROCESS
expression where whole fruit is used
EUCELLE METHOD
t/f In Eucelle method, citrus oil glands are punctured as fruits are rolled over a pan with spikes
true
example of eucelle method
lemon oil, orange oil
expression which Uses either sponge or Ecuelle after centrifugating
MACHINE PROCESS
most important constituent of volatile oil, upon H+ forms p-cymene
Citral
Cymene : hydrocarbon VO
Citral : _______ VO
aldehyde
method which use Soxhlet apparatus, and volatile solvent systems like benzene, ether
EXTRACTION
Advantage & Disadvantage of Extraction
Advantage: Fast way; quality is preserved (controlled temperature at 50°C)
Disadvantage: Expensive
extraction which use of inodorous, bland fat (pomade)/ fixed oil
MACERATION
extraction which use moderate heat, same as maceration
DIGESTION
Enfleurage is suitable in obtaining ______ amounts of volatile oil in plant parts like flower petals
SMALL amt of VO
fatty products impregnated with the floral odor in enfleurage is called the ?
Pomade
bland fat used in enfleurage
spread lard 60% and beef tallow 40%
in production of perfumes and pomade, oil is isolated by
alcohol extraction
t/f Enfleurage is a very tedious process, but produces the best quality volatile oil
true
Alcohol + Volatile oil + some waxes
CONCRETE
In percolation with volatile solvents, what is the CHIEF solvent
highly purified petroleum benzene
In percolation with volatile solvents, ___________ removed by vacuum distillation and the resulting product is known as concrete
VOLATILE
_________________ contain the plant or flower waxes, removed by dissolving the odorous portion in strong alcohol and separating the insoluble waxes by filtration
CONCRETE
how to remove small quantities of alcohol an insoluble waxes
chill to 20 C
result of chilling to 20 C
ABSOLUTE (pure VO)
Heating without access of air
DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION
example of Destructive distillation
Tar, which is topically applied for certain skin diseases such as psoriasis
t/f Smoke-like / Empyreumatic oils obtained from destructive distillation is not used in perfumery
true
(perfumery) Most volatile, leave the skin rapidly
Top note
(perfumery) Low volatility and high tenacity; “fixatives” or the staying power of perfume
Base note
(perfumery) Top notes (LAL)
Lemon,
Anise,
Lavender
(perfumery) Middle note (TNR)
Thyme,
Neroli,
Rose Oils
(perfumery) Base note (VMCA)
Vanillin, Musk, Civet, Ambergis
(perfumery)
orange flower oil (flower of orange fruit)
Neroli
(perfumery)
only fixative from plants
Vanillin
(perfumery)
Base note which can be isolated by aggravating the animal, without killing them
Musk and civet
(perfumery)
vomit of spermwhale which cannot be isolated easily
Ambergis
(perfumery)
Musk : _______
Civet : ________
Ambergis : _________
Male musk deer
Civet cats
Spermwhale
broad class of VO
1) TERPENOIDS
2) PHENYLPROPANOIDS / AROMATIC COMPOUNDS
Formed via the acetate-mevalonate acid pathway
TERPENOIDS
Terpenes found most COMMONLY in volatile oils
Monoterpenes
Forms the largest class of Terpenoids
Sesquiterpenes
Most non-aromatic volatile oils
hydrocarbons, alcohol
Formed via the shikimic acid pathway
PHENYLPROPANOIDS / AROMATIC COMPOUNDS
Phenylpropanoid precursor
Cinnamic acid
biosynthesis of VO:
derived from limonene
Monoterpenes
biosynthesis of VO: determine skeletal class of the terpene
Cyclases