The composition of the essential oils of Calamintha pamphylica subspecies

Authors

SEVİM ALAN
MİNE KÜRKÇÜOĞLU
K.H.C. BAŞER

DOI

10.3906/biy-0806-12

Abstract

The essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation of the aerial parts of Calamintha pamphylica Boiss. & Heldr. subsp. pamphylica (A,B), subsp. davisii (Quezel & Contandr.) P.H.Davis (C,D,E), and subsp. alanyense S.Alan & Ocak (F) were analyzed using GC/MS. Menthyl acetate (26.2%-40.7%), menthol (13.5%-18.7%), and pulegone (7.7%-13.0%) were the main constituents in samples A and B; menthone (21.7%), pulegone (19.7%), and menthyl acetate (9.8%) were detected in sample C; isomenthyl acetate (16.7%), isomenthone (13.4%), and menthyl acetate (13.0%) were detected in sample D; menthyl acetate (20.9%), menthol (15.4%), and menthone (14.7%) were detected in sample E; and hexadecanoic acid (30.1%), menthyl acetate (9.3%), and hexahydro farnesyl acetone (7.3%) were the main constituents in sample F.

Keywords

Calamintha pamphylica subsp. pamphylica, Calamintha pamphylica subsp. davisii, Calamintha pamphylica subsp. alanyense, essential oil composition

First Page

259

Last Page

265

Recommended Citation

ALAN, SEVİM; KÜRKÇÜOĞLU, MİNE; and BAŞER, K.H.C. (2011) "The composition of the essential oils of Calamintha pamphylica subspecies," Turkish Journal of Biology: Vol. 35: No. 2, Article 16. https://doi.org/10.3906/biy-0806-12
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/biology/vol35/iss2/16