title: Volatile constituents of different parts of Smyrnium olusatrum from Greece.
abstract: The essential oils from stems, leaves, inflorescences, and both unripe and ripe infructescences of Smyrnium olusatrum L. (Umbelliferae) collected in Greece were obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC-FID and GC-MS. Fifty-eight components were identified. Among the samples analyzed, the differences observed were mainly quantitative. All oils were characterized by the abundance of sesquiterpenes. The major components of the stem and leaf oils were furanoeremophil-1-one (54.3% and 28.7%, respectively) and curzerene (18.8%, 29.0%). The main constituents of the inflorescence oil were curzerene (38.1%), germacrone (20.2%) and furanoeremophil-1-one (20.0%), while those of the unripe and ripe infructescence oils were 1beta-acetoxy-furanoeudesm-4(15)-ene (22.1%, 30.8%) and curzerene (29.7%, 17.4%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, School of Pharmacy, University of Athens, Panepistimioupoli Zographou, 15771 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Fotini
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Papaioannou
authors.forename: Aikaterini
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koutsaviti
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tzakou
mesh_terms: D019661:Apiaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D006115:Greece; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000737:chemistry; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D010938:Plant Oils; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds