Chemical composition and content of essential oil from the bud of cultivated Turkish clove (Syzygium aromaticum L.)

M. Hakki Alma, Murat Ertaş, Siegfrie Nitz, Hubert Kollmannsberger

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Abstract

In this study, clove bud oil, which was cultivated in the Mediterranean region of Turkey, was provided from a private essential oil company in Turkey. Essential oil from clove (Syzygium aromaticum L.) was obtained from steam-distillation method, and its chemical composition was analyzed by GC and GC-MS. The results showed that the essential oils mainly contained about 87.00% eugenol, 8.01% eugenyl acetate and 3.56% β-Caryophyllene. The chemical composition of the Turkish clove bud oil was comparable to those of trees naturally grown in their native regions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)265-269
Number of pages5
JournalBioResources
Volume2
Issue number2
StatePublished - 2007

Keywords

  • Chemical composition
  • Essential oil
  • Eugenol
  • Syzygium aromaticum
  • Turkish clove

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