Volatile Constituents of Ferula communis L. subsp. communis Growing Spontaneously in Greece

Short Report

JOURNAL 530

Records of Natural Products

VOLUME & ISSUE

Year: 2013 Issue: 1 January-March

PAGES

p.54 - 58

STATISTICS

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AUTHORS

Stavroula Manolakou ,Olga Tzakou and Artemios Yannitsaros

GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

The essential oils of Greek Ferula communis subsp. communis from different plant parts were obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by means of GC and GC-MS. Ninety three compounds were identified in the total essential oils. Sesqui terpenes were the most dominant class of compounds in the leaves and inflorescences oils, while infructescences oils were rich in monoterpenes with α-pinene (35.2-40.6%) being the dominant component.

KEYWORDS

Ferula communis subsp. communis
essential oil composition
δ -cadinene
α-eudesmol
α-pinene .