Essential Oils of Ferulago glareosa Kandemir&Hedge Roots and Aerial Parts: PCA and HCA Analyses

Abstract

Ferulago glareosa Kandemir & Hedge. is an endemic species of the family Apiaceae for Turkey and has interesting morphological characteristics compared to the other members of the genus Ferulago Koch. In this study we investigated the essential oil compositions of the roots and aerial parts of F. glareosa for the first time and compared them with essential oil compositions of the roots and aerial parts of other species of the genus. In our study, major components of the essential oil of the roots were determined to be 2,3,6-trimethylbenzaldehyde (32.2 %), falcarinol (23.7 %), hexadecanoic acid (9.5 %) and 2,5-dimethoxy-p-cymene (5.9 %); and major components of the essential oil of the aerial parts were found to be α-pinene (33.7 %), p-cymene (14.8 %), γ-terpinene (13.2 %), (Z)-β-ocimene (12.4 %) and terpinolene (8.2 %). The essential oil compositions of F. glareosa root compare with essential oils components in the literature differ varies greatly. Hierarchical Cluster Analysis (HCA) was performed with Minitab software, utilizing 8 major components in the published 20 literatures, as well as in this study. Principal Component Analyses (PCA) were used in order to demonstrate chemotaxonomical variations in the composition of the essential oils of Ferulago species.

Koji̇k Asi̇t İle Lavandula Angustifolia L. Uçucu Yağinin Anti̇mi̇krobi̇yal Kombi̇nasyonu

“…The essential oil was analysed to confirm its quality by GC-FID and GC-MS, at the same [7][8][9]. Main components were compared with European Pharmacopoeia 8 th Edition.…”

“…The volatile components were identified by comparing their relative retention durations to those of authentic samples or their relative retention index (RRI) to a n-alkanes' series. Computerized scanning against commercial databases (Wiley GC-MS and MassFinder 4.0 Libraries) [7,8] and the inhouse "Başer's Essential Oil Constituents Library" comprised of actual compounds and components of recognized oils.…”