Composition of the essential oils of Pinus nigra Arnold from Turkey

Authors: EKREM SEZİK, OSMAN ÜSTÜN, BÜLENT DEMİRCİ, KEMAL HÜSNÜ CAN BAŞER

Abstract: Essential oil composition of the needles of Pinus nigra Arnold collected from different localities in Turkey was investigated by GC and GC/MS. The main components in the oils were \alpha-pinene, \beta-pinene, \beta-caryophyllene, and germacrene D.

Keywords: Pinus nigra, Pinaceae, essential oil, \alpha-pinene, \beta-pinene, \beta-caryophyllene, germacrene D, chemotaxonomy.

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