Composition of the essential oil of Pinus canariensis Sweet ex Sprengel

The essential oil of Pinus canariensis Sweet ex Sprengel obtained by steam distillation of needles was investigated by GC and GC-MS. One hundred and s ixteen components were separated, of which 75 (comprising 93.9% w/w of the sample) were positively identified and a further 41 partially characterized . One hundred and eight substances could be assigned to terpenoids: 33 mono terpenes (42.7%), 46 sesquiterpenes (52.1%), and 29 diterpenes (4.8%). Mino r substances were alkane derivatives as well as the benzyl esters of benzoi c and salicylic acid. Copyright (C) 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.