Chemical composition of the essential oil of Pelargonium quercetorum Agnew. of Iran.
The volatile constituents in the essential oil of Pelargonium quercetorum Agnew., growing wild in Kurdistan, Iran were investigated through GC and GC/MS technique. Twenty-six compounds, representing 21 (80.77%) of the total oil were identified. The main components were: alpha-pinene (25.28%), alpha-fenchyl acetate (20.63%), limonene (9.94%), beta-caryophyllene (8.20%), camphene (4.31%), delta-cadinene (3.32%), beta-pinene (3.21%), alpha-amorphene (2.80%), valencene (2.73%), ledene (2.25%) and p-cymene (1.63%).
Taherpour
Avat Arman
AA
Chemistry Department, Graduate School, Islamic Azad University, Arak Branch, Arak, Iran. avat_1@yahoo.co.uk
Maroofi
Hossein
H
Kheradmand
Khojasteh
K
D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D007492:Iran; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D031316:Pelargonium / Q000737:chemistry*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils; D013729:Terpenes