Composition of essential oil in sweet fennel (Foeniculum vulgare mill. var. dulce) lines originated from Turkey

Cosge B., Guerbuez B., KENDİR H., Ipek A.

ASIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, cilt.20, sa.2, ss.1137-1142, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Dergi Adı: ASIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1137-1142
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Foeniculum vulgare mill. var. dulce, sweet fennel, essential oil, trans-anethole, estragole, limonene
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study was carried out to investigate the content and chemical composition of essential oil in 20 sweet fennel lines originated from Turkey. The water-distilled essential oil from dried fruits was analyzed by GC-MS. The essential oil ratios among lines ranged from 1.30 to 4.44 %. The first five components with the highest values in the contents of the essential oil of lines accounted for more than average 98 % of the oil. (alpha-Pinene (0.4 %), myrcene (0.15 %),3,7-dimethyl-l,3,6-octatriene (0.64 %) and p-anisaldehyde (0.95 %) were found below 1 % regarding average values. trans-Anethole (79.18-88.17 %), estragole (4.59-6.34 %), limonene (2.18-7.12 %) and a-fenchone (0.97-7.03 %) were found as main constituents.