Composition and Chemical Variability of the Essential Oil from Pistacia lentiscus L. Growing Wild in Algeria: Part II: Fruit Oil.

The chemical composition of nine samples of fruit oil from Pistacia lentiscus L. growing wild in Algeria was investigated by GC/FID (retention indices), GC/MS and 13C-NMR. Fruit oils were dominated by monoterpene hydrocarbons. α-Pinene (37.9-51.5%) and myrcene (27.0-69.7%) were the major components. Two characteristic compositions of the fruit oil were observed with respect to the content of both compounds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]