Bergamot Oil: Botany, Production, Pharmacology
Marco Valussi, Davide Donelli, Fabio Firenzuoli, Michele Antonelli
Abstract
Bergamot essential oil (BEO) is the result of the mechanical manipulation (cold pressing) of the exocarp (flavedo) of the hesperidium of Citruslimon (L.) Osbeck Bergamot Group (synonym Citrus × bergamia Risso & Poit.), resulting in the bursting of the oil cavities embedded in the flavedo and the release of their contents. It is chemically dominated by monoterpene hydrocarbons (i.e., limonene), but with significant percentages of oxygenated monoterpenes (i.e., linalyl acetate) and of non-volatile oxygen heterocyclic compounds (i.e., bergapten).
Topics & Concepts
Linalyl acetateChemistryLimoneneMonoterpeneEssential oilTerpeneBergaptenGeranyl acetateBotanyOrganic chemistryFood scienceLinaloolBiologyBiochemistryPsoralenDNAEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityPlant Diversity and EvolutionPlant and animal studies