title: Chemical composition of the essential oils of two Chinese endemic Meconopsis species.
abstract: The essential oils from two Chinese endemic Meconopsis species, i. e., M. punicea and M. delavayi, were analyzed by using GC-MS for the first time. The major constituents were hexadecanoic acid (16.8%), 1,2-dimethyl naphthalene (11.4%), 1,4-dimethyl naphthalene (6.6%), 1,3-dimethyl-5-ethyl naphthalene (5.9%), and 3-methyl biphenyl (5.6%) for M. punicea, and hexadecanoic acid (9.9%), 1,2-dimethyl naphthalene (7.9%), 1,3-dimethyl-5-ethyl naphthalene (6.2%), tetradecane (5.9%), and hexyl cinnamaldehyde (5.5%) for M. delavayi.
authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
authors.forename: Changchun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nan
authors.forename: Suhua
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhong
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D028101:Papaveraceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010936:Plant Extracts