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Vol. 22 No. 6 (2010): Vol 22 Issue 6

Essential Oil Composition of Endemic Centaurea tchihatcheffii Fisch. and Mey. from Turkey

AYHAN ALTINTAS
Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University, Eskisehir-26470, Turkey
UFUK KOCA
Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gazi University, Ankara-06330, Turkey.
BETUL DEMIRCI
Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University, Eskisehir-26470, Turkey
K. HUSNU CAN BASER
Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University, Eskisehir-26470, Turkey

Corresponding Author(s) : AYHAN ALTINTAS

aaltinta@anadolu.edu.tr

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 22 No. 6 (2010): Vol 22 Issue 6

Abstract

The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation from endemic Centaurea tchihatcheffii Fisch. & Mey. (Asteraceae) from Turkey was analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), simultaneously. Main constituents of the oil were found as caryophyllene oxide (15.1 %), carvacrol (14.7 %), acetophenone (6.2 %) and spathulenol (5.3 %).

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Centaurea tchihatcheffii Asteraceae Essential oil composition Caryophyllene oxide Carvacrol
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ALTINTAS, A.; KOCA, U.; DEMIRCI, B.; HUSNU CAN BASER, K. Essential Oil Composition of Endemic Centaurea Tchihatcheffii Fisch. and Mey. From Turkey. ajc 2010, 22, 4711-4716.
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