Chemical composition of essential oils from leaves and twigs of Pistacia lentiscus, Pistacia lentiscus var. chia, and Pistacia terebinthus from Turkey

Abstract

The composition of the essential oils from the leaves and twigs of Pistacia lentiscus L., Pistacia lentiscus var. chia (L.), and Pistacia terebinthus L. of Turkish origin were analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Seventy-seven constituents were characterized from the essential oil of P terebinthus leaves with alpha-cadinol (6.9%), phytol (5.4%), delta-cadinene (5.1%), alpha-terpineol (5.0%), and bornyl acetate (4.4%) as major constituents. Germacrene D (10%), beta-pinene (7.5%), bornyl acetate (6.0%), alpha-cubebene (5.9%), and cubebol (5.4%) were found to be the main components among the 61 compounds characterized in the essential oil of P terebinthus twigs. Forty-six compounds were characterized from the essential oil of P lentiscus twigs with sabinene (23.2%), alpha-pinene (19.4%), germacrene D (14.1%), limonene (6.9%), beta-phellandrene (6.5%), terpinene-4-ol (5.7%), and beta-caryophyllene (5.7%) as the main constituents. Terpinene-4-ol (29.2%), beta-caryophyllene (29.2%), and p-cymene (7.1%) were identified as the major components among the 64 compounds characterized in the essential oil of P lentiscus leaves. Sixty-eight compounds were found on the essential oil of P lentiscus var. chia leaves with germacrene D (20.1%), myrcene (13.9%), beta-caryophyllene (10.8%), and alpha-terpinyl acetate (4.8%) as the major constituents. Myrcene (27.4%), germacrene D (21.7%), and beta-caryophyllene (7.2%) were found to be the main components among 50 compounds characterized in the essential oil of P lentiscus var. chia twigs.