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Enantiomeric composition of monoterpene hydrocarbons in n ‐hexane extracts of Angelica archangelica L. roots and seeds
Author(s) -
Holm Y.,
Vuorela P.,
Hiltunen R.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
flavour and fragrance journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1099-1026
pISSN - 0882-5734
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1026(199711/12)12:6<397::aid-ffj670>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - sabinene , chemistry , limonene , myrcene , monoterpene , composition (language) , terpene , hexane , alpha pinene , camphene , botany , apiaceae , essential oil , chromatography , organic chemistry , linguistics , philosophy , biology
Roots and seeds of Angelica archangelica L. were collected from different localities in western, eastern and northern Finnish Lapland. Two root samples and 33 seed samples were extracted with n ‐hexane and analysed by GC–MS using a chiral β‐cyclodextrin phase. Major compounds in the root oils were (−)‐α‐pinene (19–42%) and (+)‐sabinene (21–28%). One of the oils contained 22% (+)‐3‐carene but the other one had none at all. The seed oils were dominated by (−)‐β‐phellandrene (>60%). Other major compounds were (+)‐sabinene, (+)‐α‐pinene, myrcene, (−)‐α‐phellandrene, (−)‐α‐pinene and (−)‐limonene. Some statistically significant differences between seed samples from different localities could also be found. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.