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The enantiomeric composition of monoterpene hydrocarbons as a chemotaxonomic marker in abies sachalinensis (fr. schm.) mast. and a. mayriana miy. et kudo needle essential oils
Author(s) -
Laakso Y. Holm I.,
Hiltunen R.
Publication year - 1994
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.2730090504
Subject(s) - camphene , monoterpene , chemistry , limonene , enantiomer , botany , composition (language) , organic chemistry , essential oil , food science , biology , linguistics , philosophy
The compositions of Abies sachalinensis (Fr. Schm.) Mast. and A. mayriana Miy. et Kudo needle essential oils were analysed on non‐chiral and chiral GC columns. Both oils were characterized by high proportions of bornyl acetate and (‐)‐camphene. The (‐)‐enantiomers of α‐ and β‐pinene, camphene, limonene and β‐phellandrene predominated and amounted to 80% of the monoterpene hydrocarbons. The monoterpene composition was used to study the differences between the two species. Cluster analysis tended to separate A. sachalinensis and A. mayriana into two major groups. In addition, both groups were divided into subgroups on the basis of the (‐)‐β‐phellandrene and (‐)‐β‐pinene levels.