Chemical Screening of Volatile Oil Bearing Flora of Siberia VI. Composition of the Essential Oil of Kitagawia baicalensis (Redow. ex Willd.) Pimenov Flowering Tops from Altai Region

Abstract

Distillation of the fresh fowering tops of Kitagawia baicalensis (Redow. ex Willd.) Pimenov collected from the Altai Region of Siberia, yielded 0.21% of mobile colorless oil. GC and GC/MS analyses of the oil revealed 38 components with the major components consisting of sabinene (8.6%), myrcene (26.0%), limonene (15.0%), β-phellandrene (10.0%) and γ-terpinene (20.5%). The oil contained 95.2% of monoterpenoids and 4.5% of ses-quiterpenoids.

Key Word Index:

• Kitagawia baicalensis
• Apiaceae
• essential oil composition
• myrcene
• limonene
• β-phellandrene
• γ-terpinene