Composition of Turkish bitter orange and lemon leaf oils
JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH, vol.16, no.2, pp.105-108, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 16 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2004
- Doi Number: 10.1080/10412905.2004.9698663
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.105-108
- Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Bitter orange (Citrus aurantium L.) and lemon (Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f.) leaf oils were obtained from bitter orange tree leaves and lemon tree leaves by steam distillation. The oils were analyzed by high-resolution gas chromatography (HRGC) and high-resolution gas chromatography mass spectrometry (HRGC/MS). In total, 50 and 60 components have been identified in bitter orange and lemon leaf oils, respectively. Bitter orange leaf oil showed a high content of oxygenated compounds (89.6%) with linalyl acetate (50.1%) and linalool (24.8%) being the main components. Lemon leaf oil was characterized by higher content of monoterpene hydrocarbons (64.2%) of which limonene (44.2%) and beta-pinene (10.6%) were the major components. it contained a lower content oxygenated compounds (33.5%) than the bitter orange leaf oil.