Essential oil composition of Syrian aniseed (pimpinella anisum l.)
Pimpinella anisum (anise), is an aromatic plant which belonging to umbelliferae family, and it is a very popular spice and herb, which is widely applied in the food and pharmaceutical industry. in this study, the hydro distillation essential oil components were determined using gc-ms analysis. the e...
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Published in | Majallat Jāmiʻat Dimashq lil-ʻulum al-asāsīyah Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 241 - 249 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | Arabic English |
Published |
Damascus, Syria
Damascus University
2020
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Summary: | Pimpinella anisum (anise), is an aromatic plant which belonging to umbelliferae family, and it is a very popular spice and herb, which is widely applied in the food and pharmaceutical industry. in this study, the hydro distillation essential oil components were determined using gc-ms analysis. the essential oil yield was 2.93% (v/w). five compounds, comprising more than 99.09% of the composition of oil were identified in the aniseed's essential oils. the main components of the essential oil were estragole 0.29%, trans-anethole 96.11%, γ-himachalene 1.83%, α-zingiberene 0.53%, α -cadinol 0.33%. |
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ISSN: | 1726-5487 2789-6366 |