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Chemical composition of the essential oil of Nigella orientalis L. seeds
Author(s) -
Kokoska L.,
Havlik J.,
Valterova I.,
Nepovim A.,
Rada V.,
Vanek T.
Publication year - 2005
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.1449
Subject(s) - chemistry , essential oil , chemical composition , composition (language) , botany , food science , organic chemistry , philosophy , linguistics , biology
The essential oil isolated by hydrodistillation from the seeds of Nigella orientalis L. was analysed by GC–MS. Among 18 identified compounds, the major components were β ‐elemene (68.8%), δ ‐cadinene (5.2%), β ‐selinene (4.3%), and α ‐selinene (3.3%). The oil predominantly contained sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (90.3%). Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.