ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION OF 4 TURKISH SPECIES OF SIDERITIS

Authors
EZER N VILA R CANIGUERAL S ADZET T
Citation
N. Ezer et al., ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION OF 4 TURKISH SPECIES OF SIDERITIS, Phytochemistry, 41(1), 1996, pp. 203-205
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
Phytochemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319422
Volume
41
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
203 - 205
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9422(1996)41:1<203:EOCO4T>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The composition of the essential oils of four species of Sideritis, th ree of them endemic to Turkey, was investigated by GC and GC-mass spec trometry. They were characterized by the presence of a high percentage of monoterpene hydrocarbons. alpha- and beta-pinene were the main con stituents of S. congesta and S. argyrea, while limonene was the major one of the oil of S. perfoliata. S. condensata provided an essential o il with high proportions of beta-caryophyllene and alpha-pinene.