- Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi
- Vol: 22 Issue: 2
- Myrtus communis L.: Characterisation of Essential Oil of Leaves and Fatty Acids of Seeds Using Gas C...
Myrtus communis L.: Characterisation of Essential Oil of Leaves and Fatty Acids of Seeds Using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC/MSD)
Authors : Şeyda Kivrak
Pages : 488-492
Doi:10.19113/sdufbed.93157
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Publication Date : 2018-08-15
Article Type : Other
Abstract :In this study, the chemical contents of essential oil acquired from Myrtus communis leaves using hydrodistillation and seed oil obtained using cold press method analyzed with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MSD). According to the analyse result, forty-five component were identified and 1,8-cineole (21.68%), alpha-pinene (18.02%), linalool (14.12%) and alpha-terpinyl acetate (10.40%) were detected as major compounds in the M. communis leaf essential oil. On the other hand, seven different fatty acids were determined in seed oil. Linoleic acid (77.59%) and palmitic acid (10.36%) were detected to be major fatty acids in the M. communis cold-pressed seed oil. The present study has shown that the nutritional and other industrial use of M. communis leaves and seeds are possible due to their rich phytochemical contents of essential oil and seed oil.Keywords : Myrtus communis, Essential oil, Seed oil, 1, 8-cineole, GC/MSD