Chemical Composition of Tanacetum larvatum Essential Oil
Authorized Users Only
2006
Authors
Bulatovic, VanjaVajs, Vlatka
Aljančić, Ivana
Milosavljević, Slobodan

Đoković, Dejan
Petrovic, Silvana

Article (Published version)

Informa UK Limited
Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
Tanacetum larvatum (Oris.) Kanitz. is an endemic perennial herb distributed on a rocky terrain in Serbia (Kosovo), Montenegro and Albania. The chemical composition of T. larvatum essential oil, obtained from two locations in Montenegro (Mt. Komovi [Sample I] and Mt. Prokletije [Sample II]) was investigated. The oils obtained by hydrodistillation were analyzed by GC and GC/MS, on the two different capillary columns. The aerial parts of T. larvatum yielded 0.3% and 0.2% of a yellowish oil (Sample I and Sample II, respectively). About 40 compounds were identified, representing ∼89% and 96% of the total oil content in the Samples I and II, respectively. trans-Sabinyl acetate was found to be the dominant component (51.2% and 69.7%). Among the rest of compounds β-pinene (7.7% and 4.3%) and camphor (6.3% and 4.3%) were the most abundant in both samples.
Keywords:
Tanacetum larvatum / Asteraceae / essential oil composition / trans-sabinyl acetateSource:
Journal of Essential Oil Research, 2006, 18, 2, 126-128Publisher:
- Informa UK Limited
Projects:
- Serbian Ministry of Science and Technology
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2006.9699040
ISSN: 1041-2905; 2163-8152