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Acorenone in the essential oil of flowering aerial parts of Seseli tortuosum L.
Author(s) -
Bader Ammar,
Caponi Chiara,
Cioni Pier Luigi,
Flamini Guido,
Morelli Ivano
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.1154
Subject(s) - limonene , essential oil , acorus calamus , sesquiterpene , myrcene , botany , chemistry , calamus , pinene , population , horticulture , biology , demography , rhizome , sociology
The essential oil composition of a population of Seseli tortuosum , collected on the coasts of Marina di Vecchiano (Pisa) Italy, was studied for the first time. The essence, obtained from leaves and flowering tops of the plant, was characterized mainly by the presence of myrcene (29.2%), α‐pinene (18.6%), β‐pinene (13.2%) and limonene (10.6%). Among sesquiterpenes, only acorenone is quantitatively represented (6.3%). This is a rare sesquiterpene, isolated for the first time in Acorus calamus , quite uncommon in essential oils. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.