CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF ESSENTIAL OILS OF PASSIFLORA EDULIS F. FLAVICARPA AGROINDUSTRIAL WASTE

Ivan Chóez-Guaranda; Arnold Ortega; Migdalia Miranda; Patricia Manzano

doi:10.9755/ejfa.2016-10-1542

Authors

Ivan Chóez-Guaranda 1Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, Centro de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas del Ecuador, Campus Gustavo Galindo Km 30.5 Vía Perimetral, P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Arnold Ortega Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, Centro de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas del Ecuador, Campus Gustavo Galindo Km 30.5 Vía Perimetral, P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Migdalia Miranda 2Universidad de Guayaquil, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Cdla. Universitaria “Salvador Allende”, Malecón del Salado entre Av. Delta y Av. Kennedy, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Patricia Manzano Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, Centro de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas del Ecuador, Campus Gustavo Galindo Km 30.5 Vía Perimetral, P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9755/ejfa.2016-10-1542

Keywords:

essential oil, ionol, GC-MS, residue, yellow passion fruit

Abstract

The study of the chemical composition of essential oils of shells and seeds of Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa is discussed. The essential oils were obtained by microwave assisted hydrodistillation (MWHD) as extraction method using Clevenger apparatus. The compounds were separated and identified by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS). There were no significant differences of essential oil yields between samples. 20 compounds were detected altogether. Ionol was the main compound in shells (13.15%) and seeds (12.10%). Nevertheless, some fatty acid methyl ester, aldehydes, hydrocarbons and other terpenes were found in minor quantities. These results have not been informed previously and allow adding value to this agroindustrial waste.