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Volatile constituents of callus and flower‐bearing tops of Zataria multiflora Boiss. (Lamiaceae)
Author(s) -
Mohagheghzadeh Abdolali,
ShamsArdakani Mohammadreza,
Ghannadi Alireza
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(200011/12)15:6<373::aid-ffj923>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - carvacrol , chemistry , lamiaceae , monoterpene , callus , thymol , sesquiterpene , essential oil , botany , p cymene , food science , organic chemistry , biology , ruthenium , catalysis
Green callus of Zataria multiflora Boiss. (Lamiaceae) was induced from seedlings. The detailed volatile composition of callus and of flower‐bearing tops used in the callus induction was investigated by GC and GC – MS spectrometry. Callus volatile constituents consisted of monoterpenoids (25.59% monoterpene hydrocarbons and 70.99% oxygenated monoterpenes), while volatile oil of the flowering tops consisted mainly of monoterpenoids (20.95% monoterpene hydrocarbons and 73.07% oxygenated monoterpenes) and 4.62% sesquiterpene hydrocarbons. The typical components for the two volatile oils were p ‐cymene (4.85% and 5.43%), γ‐terpinene (19.95% and 7.74%), thymol (34.91% and 32.35%) and carvacrol (5.06% and 25.95%). Furthermore, thymol acetate (22.60%) and carvacrol acetate (5.95%) were found mainly in the former and linalol (6.77%) was found merely in the latter. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.