Akkurt, A.Celik, S.2020-06-252020-06-252014Akkurt, A., & Celik, S. (2014). Composition of the Essential Oil of Some Centaurea L. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 26(15), 4912–4914.0970-70770975-427Xhttps://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2014.17813https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/5761Composition of the water-distilled oil of Centaurea kurdica, C. antochia var. antochia and Centaurea albonitens in Turkey, were analyzed by GC and GC-MS. In essential oil of Centaurea kurdica, caryophyllene 14.4 %, a - humulene 4.62 %; germacrene 11.95 %; beta-farnesene 9.78 %; spathulenol 7.73 %; glubulol 5.58 %; beta-eudesmol 4.04 %; in essential oil of C. antiochia var. antiochia caryophyllene 18.23 %; germacrene 27.37 %; spathulenol 29.86 %; hexadecanoic acid 7.21 % and in essential oil of C. albonitens gamma-elemene 4.45 %; caryophyllene 7.75 %; germacrene 9.23 %; spathulenol 7.97 %; caryophyllene oxide 16.45 %; cembrene 6.25 %; phytol 4.75 %; beta-selinenol 4.57 % were the main constituents.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCentaurea kurdicaC. antochia var antochiaC. albonitens essential oilGC/MSCompositaeArticle26154912491410.14233/ajchem.2014.178132-s2.0-84906971801Q4WOS:000343766300079N/A