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Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society 2010 Volume 75, Issue 12, Pages: 1653-1660
https://doi.org/10.2298/JSC100323127R
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Volatiles of Pleurospermum austriacum (L.) Hoffm. (Apiaceae)

Radulović Niko S. ORCID iD icon
Đorđević Nevenka D.
Palić Radosav M.

This work presents the first results of detailed GC and GC-MS analyses of the volatile constituents from the fresh leaves, fruits and stalks of an endangered plant species Pleurospermum austriacum (L.) Hoffm. (Apiaceae). Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons made up ca. 4/5 of the oils obtained in low yield (0.003-0.086%, w/w). The major volatiles detected were germacrene D (66.5, 62.4 and 49.0 % in fruits, leaves and stalks, respectively), β-caryophyllene (3.1-5.7 %), δ-cadinene (3.6-5.0 %) and (E)-β-farnesene (1.0-1.5 %).

Keywords: Pleurospermum austriacum, Apiaceae, essential oil, germacrene D