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Chemical Composition of Essential Oils Extracted from Five Juniperus chinensis Varieties in Korea

  • Min Gi Kim
  • , Na Hyun Lee
  • , Jeong Moon Kim
  • , Sang Guei Lee
  • , Hoi Seon Lee*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Rural Development Administration
  • Jeonbuk National University

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Abstract

The essential oils of the leaves of Juniperus chinensis varieties (J. chinensis L., J. chinensis var. globosa, J. chinensis var. horizontalis, J. chinensis var. kaizuka, J. chinensis var. sargentii) were extracted by hydrodistillation and then analyzed by GC and GC-MS in combination with retention indices. The approximately 21 components, representing 88.45-92.25 % of the total components, were identified. The simplest oil was found in J. chinensis var. kaizuka (13 components) and the most complex oil was J. chinensis var. holizontalis (18 components). Furthermore, the essential oils consisted mainly of monoterpenes including bornyl acetate (15.26-44.31 %) and sabinene (3.61-28.35 %).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)852-856
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants
Volume18
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015.07.4

Keywords

  • bornyl acetate
  • Juniperus chinensis
  • monoterpenes
  • sabinene

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Engineering - Petroleum
  • Chemistry
  • Biological Sciences

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