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Chemical composition of the essential oils of Anthemis altissima L. grown in Iran
Author(s) -
Javidnia K.,
Miri R.,
Kamalinejad M.,
Sarkarzadeh H.,
Jamalian A.
Publication year - 2004
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.1277
Subject(s) - chemistry , essential oil , palmitic acid , sesquiterpene , linoleic acid , botany , composition (language) , chemical composition , horticulture , food science , fatty acid , organic chemistry , biology , linguistics , philosophy
The essential oils of the owers, leaves and stems of Anthemis altissima growing wild in Iran were separately obtained by hydrodistillation and analysed by GC–MS. A total of 123 components were identied in the essential oils of the investigated organs. The main components of the ower and leaf essential oils were β ‐caryophyllene (25.3% and 17.2%), caryophyllene‐oxide (6.5% and 9.6%) and spathulenol (5.4% and 17.4%), respectively. Non‐terpenic compounds were the main components of the stem oil. Palmitic acid (39.6%) and linoleic acid (36.2%) constituted the main compounds of the stem oil. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.