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Composition of essential oil from seeds of Nigella sativa L. cultivated in Poland
Author(s) -
Wajs Anna,
Bonikowski Radoslaw,
Kalemba Danuta
Publication year - 2008
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.1866
Subject(s) - nigella sativa , essential oil , chemistry , chemical composition , botany , ranunculaceae , composition (language) , horticulture , food science , traditional medicine , organic chemistry , biology , medicine , linguistics , philosophy
Forty‐eight compounds have been identified in the essential oil from Nigella sativa (black cumin) seeds, 14 of which are volatiles that have never been isolated from black cumin before. This is the first time to show two monoterpenoids: cis ‐ and trans ‐4‐methoxythujane, occur naturally in plants, specifically in the essential oil from N. sativa seeds in 0.3% and 4%, respectively. The structures of the 4‐methoxythujanes were established by both spectroscopic and chemical methods. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.