| Summary: | In
this study, the essential oil of Centaurea
pichleri ssp. pichleri was
obtained by hydrodistillation using a Clevenger-type apparatus. GC and GC/MS
analyzes of the essential oil from Centaurea
pichleri ssp. pichleri were determined
the identification of 48 components representing 86.9% of the oil. With this
analysis, the major component was found as hexadecanoic acid (31.4%).
Subsequent to this component, other major components were caryophyllene oxide
(6.4%), spathulenol (6.2%) and dodecanoic acid (4.5%). In addition to this,
fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) from Centaurea
pichleri ssp. pichleri were prepared for analyzes of fatty acids. By this test
the amount of saturated fatty acid (SFA) was found as 47.79% with major fatty
acid was stearic acid (18.64%). The amount of monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA)
was found as 16.88% with major fatty acid was oleic acid (14.20%). The amount
of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) was found as 21.29% with major fatty acid
was linoleic acid (15.20%). The results from this work were compared with the
previous works in terms of essential oils and fatty acids.
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