Essential Oil Composition from the Aerial Parts of Ajuga orientalis L. Growing in Turkey

F. Zehra Küçükbay; Ebru Kuyumcu; Bayram Yildiz

doi:10.14233/ajchem.2013.15045

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Vol. 25 No. 16 (2013): Vol 25 Issue 16

Issue Published : 9 October 2013

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Essential Oil Composition from the Aerial Parts of Ajuga orientalis L. Growing in Turkey

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2013.15045

F. Zehra Küçükbay

Division of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Inönü University, 44280 Malatya, Turkey

Ebru Kuyumcu

Division of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Inönü University, 44280 Malatya, Turkey

Bayram Yildiz

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Arts, University of Balikesir, 10100 Balikesir, Turkey

Corresponding Author(s) : F. Zehra Küçükbay

zkucukbay@inonu.edu.tr

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 25 No. 16 (2013): Vol 25 Issue 16
Article Published : 8 October 2013

Abstract

The essential oil obtained from the aerial parts of Ajuga orientalis L. (Lamiaceae) was analyzed by using GC and GC-MS. Thirty compounds representing 95.4 % of the oil were identified. The main compounds were phytol (36.7 %), n-hexadecanoic acid (14.2 %) and dodecanoic acid (12.2 %).

Keywords

Ajuga orientalis Essential oil Phytol n-Hexadecanoic acid

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Zehra Küçükbay , F.; Kuyumcu, E.; Yildiz, B. Essential Oil Composition from the Aerial Parts of Ajuga Orientalis L. Growing in Turkey. ajc 2013, 25, 9126-9128.