title: Gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric analysis of essential oils from Pimpinella species gathered from Central and Northern Turkey.
abstract: Essential oils from 15 Pimpinella species were analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) techniques. One species, Pimpinella anisum, in which only fruits were evaluated, was also included in the study. A total of 140 different compounds were identified and significant qualitative and quantitative differences were observed among the samples. Pimpinella essential oils were characterized as having mono-, sesqui- and trinorsesquiterpenoids, propenylphenols, and pseudoisoeugenols. Trinorsesquiterpenoids and phenylpropanoids appear to be chemical markers of Pimpinella species analyzed thus far. Essential oils obtained from Pimpinella roots share the same principal compound, epoxypseudoisoeugenyl-2-methylbutyrate at concentrations from 20 to 82.6%.
authors.affiliation: USDA-ARS-NPURU, The University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA. ntabanca@olemiss.edu
authors.forename: Nurhayat
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tabanca
authors.forename: Betul
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Demirci
authors.forename: Temel
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ozek
authors.forename: Nese
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kirimer
authors.forename: K Husnu Can
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Baser
authors.forename: Erdal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bedir
authors.forename: Ikhlas A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Wedge
mesh_terms: D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000032:analysis*; D028042:Pimpinella / Q000737:chemistry*; D013045:Species Specificity; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D009822:Oils, Volatile