Chemical composition of Aster albanicus Deg. (Asteraceae) essential oil: Taxonomical implications
Author(s) -
Nemanja Rajčević,
Petar D. Marin,
Ljubodrag Vujisić,
Zoran Krivošej,
Vlatka Vajs,
Pedja Janaćković
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
archives of biological sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1821-4339
pISSN - 0354-4664
DOI - 10.2298/abs150223068r
Subject(s) - essential oil , asteraceae , sesquiterpene , advanced spaceborne thermal emission and reflection radiometer , monoterpene , germacrene d , botany , composition (language) , chemical composition , biology , geography , chemistry , organic chemistry , remote sensing , linguistics , philosophy , digital elevation model
The composition of essential oil isolated from the areal parts of Aster albanicus Deg, an endemic species of the central Balkans, was analyzed. In total, 111 compounds were identified, representing 98% of the essential oil. The essential oil was dominated by sesquiterpene (69.3%) and monoterpene hydrocarbons (15.9%), with germacrene D as the most abundant compound (34.7%). Several multivariant statistical methods (HCA, NJ, PCoA) were deployed to infer the relation between A. albanicus and other species belonging to this genus. Taxonomical implications are discussed. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 173029
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