Characteristics of fatty acids and essential oil from sweet fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill. var. dulce) and bitter fennel fruits (F. vulgare Mill. var. vulgare) growing in Turkey
Natural Product Research, cilt.22, sa.12, ss.1011-1016, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 12
- Basım Tarihi: 2008
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/14786410801980675
- Dergi Adı: Natural Product Research
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1011-1016
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Fenchone, Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare Mill, Petrocelinic acid, Trans-Anethole
- Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Oil content in sweet and bitter fennels was obtained 12.22% and 14.41%, respectively. The C18:1 c6, C18:2, C18:1 c9 and C16:0 acids corresponding to ∼97% of total oil was recorded as principal fatty acids. The ratios of essential oil from sweet and bitter fennels were found similar (average 3.00%). trans-Anethole, estragole and fenchone were found to be the main constituents in both fennels. The compound with the highest value in the two oil samples was trans-anethole as 95.25% (sweet) and 75.13% (bitter). While estragole was found in bitter fennel oil in a remarkable amount (15.51%), sweet fennel oil contained small amounts of estragole (2.87%). Fenchone was found <1% in sweet and ∼5% in bitter fennel. p-Anisaldehyde in bitter fennel essential oil, and α-pinene and γ-terpinene in sweet fennel essential oil were not recorded, and these compounds were found very low or <1%.