Essential oil and fatty acid composition leaves of some aromatic plant taxa from turkey

Abstract

In this research essential oil and leaf fatty acid compositions of Tanacetum densum subsp. eginense, Inula germanica, Grammosciadium macrodon and Seseli peucedanoides were analyzed by GC/GC-MS. Borneol (20.7%), 1-8 cineole (13.4%) and Camphor (12.4%) were detected the main compounds of Tanacetum densum subsp. eginense; ï€ ï¢-caryophyllene (20.4%), Germacrene D (11.4%) and Borneol (11.3%) were detected the major constituents of Inula germanica; Caryophyllene oxide (12.5%), Camphor (11.8%) andï€ ï¤-3-carene (10.4%) were determined the main compounds of Grammosciadium macrodon; Limonene (21.2%), -Pinene (12.6%) and -Phellandere (11.1%) were found to be the main compounds of Seseli peucedanoides. The major fatty acid composition of studied samples were found to be Palmitic (21.84-47.48%), Steraic (11.96-31.09%), Petroselinic (2.91-15.74%), Linoleic (6.46-33.77%) and Linolenic acid (5.24-35.25%); while other fatty acids were found in small proportions.