Vol. 1, No 2, 1995 pp. 188 - 192
UDC 543:547.21


ESSENTIAL OIL OF PINUS PEUCE NEEDLES
N. Simic1, R. Palić1, S. Anđelković1, D. Kitić2, M.J. Gašić3
1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ćirila i Metodija 2, 18000 Niš, Yugoslavia
2Faculty of Occupational Safety and Health, 18000 Niš, Yugoslavia
3Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, YU-11001 Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Abstract. Needle oil of Pinus peuce Griseb. produced from five different growth stages at the location Gine vode, Šar planina mountain, Serbia, was examined for yield and composition during 1994. Although only twelve components were identified in the oil, the main constituents were α-pinene (18.64%), γ-muurolene (17.93%), δ-3-carene (13.82%), sabinene (13.23%) and bornyl acetate (12.23%). The prevailing amount of monoterpenes was found in every stage of growth. The richness of the oil in α-pinene and γ-muurolene has chemotaxonomic impli¬cations.
Key Word: Pinus peuce Griseb.; Pinaceae; essential oil composition; oil yield; chemotype; α-pinene; γ-muurolene
ETARSKO ULJE IZ IGLICA PINUS PEUCE
Ispitivan je sadržaj i sastav etarskog ulja Pinus peuce Griseb. pop¬ulacije sa staništa Gine vode na Šar planini tokom pet različitih faza razvića 1994. godine. Iako je identifikovano samo dvanaest komponenata etarskog ulja, utvrđeno je da su glavni sastojci ulja α-pinen (18,64%), γ-murolen (17,93%), δ-3-karen (13,82%), sabinen (13,23%) i bornil-acetat (12,23%). Monoterpeni su u odnosu na seskviterpene dominirajuća grupa jedinjenja u ulju i to u svakoj fazi razvića ponaosob. Količinska zastupljenost α-pinen i γ-murolena u ulju ima hemotaksonomski značaj.