title: Essential oil compositions of different accessions of Coriandrum sativum L. from Iran.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University G.C., Tehran, Iran. s_ebrahimi@sbu.ac.ir
authors.forename: Samad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nejad Ebrahimi
authors.forename: Javad
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hadian
authors.forename: Hamid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ranjbar
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D039821:Monoterpenes; D010938:Plant Oils