cedrene and geraniol

Bearded irises are ornamental plants with distinctive floral fragrance grown worldwide. To identify the floral scent profiles, twenty-seven accessions derived from three bearded iris, including

Topics: Acyclic Monoterpenes; Flowers; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Iris Plant; Monoterpenes; Odorants; Perfume; Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes; Sesquiterpenes; Solid Phase Microextraction; Terpenes; Volatile Organic Compounds

The volatile composition of 10 endemic Cephalaria (Dipsacaceae) species (Cephalaria gazipashensis, Cephalaria lycica, Cephalaria paphlagonica, Cephalaria elmaliensis, Cephalaria stellipilis, Cephalaria scoparia, Cephalaria isaurica, Cephalaria cilicica, Cephalaria elazigensis var. purpurea and Cephalaria davisiana) was investigated. The essential oil mixtures were obtained by steam distillation in a Clevenger-type apparatus. Twenty-eight components were identified by GC-FID and GC-MS techniques. While total volatile percentages ranged from 68.99% to 84.57%, the total essential oil yields ranged between 38.15% and 64.05%. Geraniol, α-cedrene and p-cymene were determined as the main components. Geraniol was detected as a major component in C. cilicica (14.64%), and α-cedrene was detected as a major component with 26.03% for C. lycica, 16.93% for C. scoparia, 13.01% for C. davisiana and 10.94% for C. paphlagonica. Cephalaria scoparia, C. davisiana and C. gazipashensis have considerable amount of p-cymene as 12.86%, 12.70% and 11.16%, respectively. This was the first essential oil report concerning the Cephalaria genus.

Topics: Acyclic Monoterpenes; Cymenes; Dipsacaceae; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Monoterpenes; Oils, Volatile; Plant Oils; Plants, Medicinal; Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes; Sesquiterpenes; Terpenes; Turkey