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FLAVOUR AND FRAGRANCE JOURNAL
Volume 19, Issue 6, Pages 522-525Publisher
JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD
DOI: 10.1002/ffj.1382
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Smyrnium olusatrum; Umbelliferae; beta-myrcene; beta-phellandrene; beta-caryophyllene; furanodiene; curzerene; germacrene B and germacrone; GC-MS; SPE; SPME
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Smyrnium olusatrum L. is a biennal plant growing in western and southern Europe. Several phytochemical studies have identified flavonoids, phenolic acids and sesquiterpene lactones as main constituents. In this work the root, stem and leaf essential oils of Smyrnium olusatrum L. (Umbelliferae) collected in Urbino (Marche, Italy) were studied by GC and GC-MS. Myreene (1, 13 and 14%), beta-phellandrene (34,17 and 9%), beta-caryophyllene (1, 3 and 12%), furanodiene (19, 8 and 17%), curzerene (13, 6 and 12%), germacrene B (7, 14 and 10%) and germacrone (8, 7 and 8%) were identified as the major components in the root, stem and leaf oils, respectively. SPME analysis of fresh material of the same different organs showed beta-myreene (3, 21 and 36%), beta-phellandrene (25, 34 and 12%), beta-caryophyliene (1, 7 and 22%) and furanodiene (4, 7 and 7%) as typical components in the headspace of fresh roots, stems and leaves, respectively. Copyright (C) 2004 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.
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