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Essential oil composition of Sanicula europaea L.
Author(s) -
Pavlović Milica,
Kovačević Nada,
Tzakou Olga,
Couladis Maria
Publication year - 2006
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.1672
Subject(s) - chemistry , sesquiterpene , essential oil , composition (language) , chemical composition , montenegro , botany , monoterpene , cupressaceae , environmental chemistry , organic chemistry , food science , geography , philosophy , linguistics , regional science , biology , pollen
Abstract The chemical composition of essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation from leaves of Sanicula europaea L. originating from two different localities in Serbia and Montenegro was analyzed using GC and GC‐MS. The oils were characterized by a high content of sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (59.5–63.8%). The major compounds were found to be β ‐selinene (40.4–44.2%), caryophyllene oxide (17.9–19.2%) and α ‐selinene (3.7–4.0%). Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.