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Volatile constituents of Achillea serbica Nym.
Author(s) -
Simić Nebojša,
Andjelković Slobodan,
Palić Radosav,
Vajs Vlatka,
Milosavljević Slobodan
Publication year - 2000
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 - 10.1002/1099-1026(200005/06)15:3<141::aid-ffj881>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - chemistry , asteraceae , camphor , sesquiterpene , essential oil , traditional medicine , balkan peninsula , chemical constituents , eucalyptol , botany , chromatography , organic chemistry , medicine , ecology , biology
The volatile constituents of Achillea serbica Nym. (Asteraceae), an endemic plant of the Balkan Peninsula, has been analysed using GC and GC–MS. Fifteen identified components constituted 95.7% of the oil. The major fractions belonged to β‐sabinyl acetate and camphor amounting to 39.9% and 33.9%, respectively, of the total oil content. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.