Journals / Turkish Journal of Chemistry / 2010 / Cilt: 34 - Sayı: 2

Composition of the essential oils of Pinus nigra Arnold from Turkey

Pages
313–325
DOI
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Abstract

Essential oil composition of the needles of Pinus nigra Arnold collected from different localities in Turkey was investigated by GC and GC/MS. The main components in the oils were a-pinene, b-pinene, b-caryophyllene, and germacrene D.

Özet

Essential oil composition of the needles of Pinus nigra Arnold collected from different localities in Turkey was investigated by GC and GC/MS. The main components in the oils were a-pinene, b-pinene, b-caryophyllene, and germacrene D.

Keywords: Pinus nigra, Pinaceae, essential oil, a-pinene, b-pinene, b-caryophyllene, germacrene D, chemotaxonomy.