Research Article

Chemical composition of the essential oil of Perovskia abrotanoides Karel. growing wild in Iran

  1. S. Ebrahim Sajjadi1,*,
  2. I. Mehregan1,
  3. M. Khatamsaz2,
  4. Gh. Asgari1

Article first published online: 19 APR 2005

DOI: 10.1002/ffj.1508

Issue

Flavour and Fragrance Journal

Flavour and Fragrance Journal

Volume 20, Issue 4, pages 445–446, July/August 2005

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How to Cite

Sajjadi, S. E., Mehregan, I., Khatamsaz, M. and Asgari, G. (2005), Chemical composition of the essential oil of Perovskia abrotanoides Karel. growing wild in Iran. Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 20: 445–446. doi: 10.1002/ffj.1508

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81746-73461, Iran

  2. 2

    Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, PO Box 131785-116 Tehran, Iran

*Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, 81746-73461 Isfahan, Iran.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 24 JUN 2005
  2. Article first published online: 19 APR 2005
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 25 MAY 2004
  4. Manuscript Revised: 6 APR 2004
  5. Manuscript Received: 26 JAN 2004

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  • Research Council of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.

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Keywords:

  • Perovskia abrotanoides;
  • Labiatae;
  • essential oil composition;
  • 1, 8-cineole;
  • myrcene;
  • α-pinene

Abstract

The chemical composition of the volatile oil from aerial parts of Perovskia abrotanoides Karel. has been studied by GC and GC-MS. Twenty-nine components (98.9% of the total composition) were identified. 1,8-Cineole (32.4%), myrcene (13.0%), α-pinene (10.2%), camphor (9.1%), β-caryophyllene (7.9%), α-humulene (6.4%), camphene (5.0%) and α-bisabolol (2.6%) were found to be the major constituents of the oil. The oil of P. abrotanoides was characterized by a high content of monoterpenes (78.9%), whereas sesquiterpenes contained only 20.0% of the essential oil. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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