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The essential oil of Seseli tortuosum L. growing in Turkey
Author(s) -
Kaya Ayla,
Demirci and Betül,
Başer K. Hüsnü C.
Publication year - 2003
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.1162
Subject(s) - sabinene , chemistry , apiaceae , essential oil , traditional medicine , botany , limonene , food science , medicine , biology
Water‐distilled essential oil from the aerial parts of Seseli tortuosum (Apiaceae) was analysed by GC and GC–MS; 96 compounds were characterized, representing 95.4% of the oil. The main constituents were found to be α ‐pinene (35.9%), sabinene (8.8%), ( E )‐sesquilavandulol (8.4%) and β ‐pinene (7.0%). Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.