Essential oil composition of the fruits of Seseli resinosum Freyn et Sint. and Seseli tortuosum L. growing in Turkey

Abstract

Essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation from fruits of Seseli resinosum Freyn et Sint. and Seseli tortuosum L. were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Twenty-two compounds were characterized, representing 100.0% of the oil of S. resinosum, while 27 compounds were found, representing 98.3% of the oil of S. tortuosum. The main constituents were found to be beta-pinene (37.5%), 4 alpha-hydroxygermacra-1(10)-5-diene (21.7%), alpha-pinene (13.7%) for S. resinosum and (E)-sesquilavandulol (37.0%), sabinene (19.7%), alpha-pinene (13.5%), beta-phellandrene (7.8%) for S. tortuosum.