Essential Oil of Betula pendula Roth. Buds

Authors :: K. Hüsnü Can Başer
Betül Demirci
Fatih Demirci
Gerhard Franz
D. H. Paper
Anadolu Üniversitesi, Eczacılık Fakültesi, Farmakognozi Anabilim Dalı
Demirci, Betül
Demirci, Fatih
Başer, K. Hüsnü Can
Source :: Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Vol 1, Iss 3, Pp 301-303 (2004), Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Publication Year :: 2004
Publisher :: Hindawi Limited, 2004.
Abstract: WOS: 000207179200012<br />PubMed ID: 15841263<br />The essential oil of Betula pendula Roth. buds was obtained using both hydrodistillation and microdistillation techniques and their chemical compositions were analyzed using both gas chromatography ( GC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Overall, more than 50 compounds were identified representing 80% and 92% for hydrodistillation and microdistillation, respectively. The main components ( by hydrodistillation and microdistillation, respectively) found were alpha-copaene (12% and 10%), germacrene D (11% and 18%) and delta-cadinene (11% and 15%) in the analyzed essential oils. The microdistillation technique proved to be a useful tool and compliant alternative when compared to hydrodistillation.

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