Essential oil compositions of different accessions of Coriandrum sativum L. from Iran.
Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) has been cultivated for a many years in different parts of Iran. The chemical profiles of different accessions were analysed by means of GC-MS. The essential oil content of the dried seeds varied from 0.1% to 0.36%. Thirty-four different compounds were identified in the essential oil of all accessions. Linalool (40.9-79.9%), neryl acetate (2.3-14.2%), gamma-terpinene (0.1-13.6%) and alpha-pinene (1.2-7.1%) were identified as main components in the oil of the coriander accessions. Almost all of the studied accessions contained more that 60% linalool, showing the high quality of coriander seeds produced in Iran and the suitability of the accessions as initial genetic materials for the breeding of homogenous and talented Coriander cultivars.
Nejad Ebrahimi
Samad
S
Department of Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University G.C., Tehran, Iran. s_ebrahimi@sbu.ac.ir
Hadian
Javad
J
Ranjbar
Hamid
H
D016000:Cluster Analysis; D028526:Coriandrum / Q000737:chemistry; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D007492:Iran; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000032:analysis*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric
D039821:Monoterpenes; D010938:Plant Oils