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Study of the essential oil composition of two subspecies of Abies cilicica (Ant. et Kotschy) Carr. from Turkey
Author(s) -
Bağcı E.,
Başer K. H. C.,
Kürkçüoğlu M.,
Babaç T.,
Çelik S.
Publication year - 1999
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(199901/02)14:1<47::aid-ffj782>3.0.co;2-r
Subject(s) - subspecies , caryophyllene , chemistry , botany , essential oil , chemical composition , composition (language) , alpha pinene , biology , limonene , zoology , organic chemistry , linguistics , philosophy
The essential oil composition of two subspecies of Abies cilicica (taurus fir) from southern Turkey was investigated. GC–MS analysis of the oils of subsp. cilicica and subsp. isaurica from young shoots showed some qualitative and quantitative variations. Fifty‐seven components were characterized in the oil of subsp. cilicica , with car‐3‐ene (14.2%), caryophyllene oxide (8.6%) and β‐caryophyllene (7.8%) as the major constituents. In the oil of subsp. isaurica , however, the major components among the 23 constituents identified were β‐pinene (29%), α‐pinene (10%), eremophilene (9.3%) and β‐caryophyllene (8.8%). Morphological and chemical features of the two subspecies are discussed from a chemotaxonomic point of view. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.