Published January 1, 2009 | Version v1
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Chemical analysis of essential oils from cone's rosin of Cilician fir (Abies cilicica subsp cilicica)

  • 1. Univ Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam, Fac Agr, Dept Food Engn, TR-46100 Kahramanmaras, Turkey
  • 2. Univ Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam, Fac Forestry, Dept Ind Engn Forestry, TR-46100 Kahramanmaras, Turkey

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The essential oil from the resin of cones of Abies cilicica (Ant. Et Kotschy.) subsp. cilicia Carr. (Abietaceae) grown in Turkey was obtained by the hydro-distillation method and its chemical composition was analyzed by GC and GC-MS. The results showed that the essential oil contained about 92.78% monoterpenes, 2.7% oxygenated monoterpenes and 1.78% sesquiterpenes. Major components of the oil are as follows; alpha-pinene (68.19%), beta-pinene (11.91%) and myrcene (8.62%).

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