title: Composition of Essential Oil of Heracleum persicum Fruits.
abstract: The essential oil from fruits of HERACLEUM PERSICUM Desf., growing wild in Iran, was investigated by means of LSC, GLC and GC-MS. Co-chromatography of synthesized compounds was also applied for identification of components. The oil contained about 95% of aliphatic esters, 4% of aliphatic alcohols and 1% of monoterpenes; 37 esters and 17 monoterpenes were identified.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Scheffer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hiltunen
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aynehchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: von Schantz
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Svendsen