TITLE:
Composition of the Volatile Components Extracted from the Roots of Scorzonera undulata ssp deliciosa (Guiss) Maire: From Algeria
AUTHORS:
Brahim Harkati, Salah Akkal, Marie Genevieve Dijoux Franca
KEYWORDS:
Asteraceae; Scorzonera undulata ssp deliciosa; Essential Oil; Fatty Acids; GC-MS
JOURNAL NAME:
Green and Sustainable Chemistry,
Vol.2 No.2,
May
11,
2012
ABSTRACT: The chemical composition of the volatile components of the dried roots of Scorzonera undulata ssp deliciosa collected from Algeria was determined by GC and GC/MS. The obtained results showed that the extracted oil contained nine fatty acids. The major compounds were hexadecanoic acid (42.2%), n-tetradecanoic acid (16.1%), 9-octadecenoic acid (7.7%) and 9-hexadecenoic acid (4.5%).