1. Essential Oil of Betula pendula Roth. Buds
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K. Hüsnü Can Başer, Betül Demirci, Fatih Demirci, Gerhard Franz, D. H. Paper, Anadolu Üniversitesi, Eczacılık Fakültesi, Farmakognozi Anabilim Dalı, Demirci, Betül, Demirci, Fatih, and Başer, K. Hüsnü Can
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GC ,Chromatography ,birch ,Chemistry ,microdistillation ,hydrodistillation ,lcsh:Other systems of medicine ,Mass spectrometry ,lcsh:RZ201-999 ,essential oil ,law.invention ,Complementary and alternative medicine ,Betula pendula ,law ,Betulaceae ,Original Article ,Gas chromatography ,Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry ,GC-MS ,Essential oil ,Germacrene D - Abstract
WOS: 000207179200012, PubMed ID: 15841263, 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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- 2004