title: Composition of essential oil from seeds and cones of Abies alba.
abstract: The volatile composition of Abies alba Mill. seeds and cone scales has been studied, leading to the determination of 90 volatile constituents. The major component of the seed essential oil was (-)-limonene (about 70%), while that of the cone scale oil was a-pinene (57%). Monoterpene hydrocarbons were predominant in both oils, but the quantitative and qualitative composition of the volatile compounds was specific for each part of the tree.
authors.affiliation: Technical University of Lodz, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Institute of General Food Chemistry, Stefanowskiego 4/10, 90-924 Lodz, Poland. anna.wajs@p.lodz.pl
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wajs
authors.forename: Justyna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Urbańska
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zaleśkiewicz
authors.forename: Radosław
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bonikowski
mesh_terms: D028202:Abies / Q000737:chemistry*; D053138:Cyclohexenes / Q000032:analysis; D000077222:Limonene; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000032:analysis*; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry; D013729:Terpenes / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D053138:Cyclohexenes; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D013729:Terpenes; D000077222:Limonene