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Composition of the essential oil from roots and rhizomes of Valeriana pancicii Halácsy & Bald
Author(s) -
Kovacevic N.,
Pavlovic M.,
Menkovic N.,
Tzakou O.,
Couladis M.
Publication year - 2002
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/ffj.1100
Subject(s) - patchouli , chemistry , rhizome , essential oil , sesquiterpene , monoterpene , valerian , pogostemon , terpenoid , botany , traditional medicine , food science , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , biology , medicine
The essential oil of subterranean parts of the endemic plant Valeriana pancicii was obtained by hydrodistillation and analysed by GC–MS. Plant material was collected in summer (sample A) and autumn (sample B) from the same location in Montenegro (Mountain Ljevorecki Kom). The main characteristic of V. pancicii essential oil was the low content of monoterpenoids and the high percentage of sesquiterpenoid compounds. The major compounds in the essential oil of both samples were patchouli alcohol, an unidentified oxygenated monoterpene, α‐guaiene and γ‐patchoulene. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.