Composition of Turkish lemon and grapefruit peel oils

Kirbaslar S. I., Boz I., Kirbaslar F. G.

JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH, cilt.18, sa.5, ss.525-543, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/10412905.2006.9699161
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.525-543
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Lemon [Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f.] and grapefruit (Citrus paradisi Macf.) peel oils were obtained by cold-pressing lemon and grapefruit peels. The oils were analyzed by high-resolution gas chromatograph (HRGC) and high-resolution gas chromatography/mass spectrometer (HRGC/MS). In total, 42 and 27 components have been identified in lemon and grapefruit oils, respectively. Lemon oil showed a high content of monoterpene hydrocarbons (89.9%) with limonene (61.8%),,gamma-terpinene (10.6%) and beta-pinene (8.1%) being the first three major components. Similarly, grapefruit oil was characterized by its higher content of monoterpene hydrocarbons (96.4%) of which limonene (92.5%) and myrcene (2.6%) were the first two major components. Grapefruit oil contained a lower amount of sesquiterpene hydrocarbons, aldehydes, alcohols and esters than that in lemon oil.