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Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil of the Subterranean Parts of Valeriana alliariifolia

Hilal Bardakci, Betul Demirci, Erdem Yesilada, Hasan Kirmizibekmez and Kemal Husnu Can Baser

Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Yeditepe University, 34755-Istanbul, Türkiye.

Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University, 26470-Eskisehir, Türkiye

Abstract: of essential oil was obtained. The chemical composition of the oil was identified by using capillary Gas Chromatography (GC) and GC/MS simultaneously. In total 68 constituents were identified, representing 87.6 % of the total oil. The essential oil was dominated by isovaleric acid (28.6%), which is followed by δ-guaiane (7.2%), α-humulene (4.7%), hexadecanoic acid (4.3%), valeric acid (3.7%) and humulene epoxide-II (3.6%) as the major components.

Keywords: Valeriana alliariifolia; essential oil; isovaleric acid; delta-guaiane; GC/MS