Chemical profile of satureja kitaibelii wierzb. ex Heuff. Essential Oils: Composition of satureja kitaibelii essential oils

Abstract

The essential oils from dried aerial parts of Satureja kitaibelii Wierzb. ex Heuff., collected at three various sites in Serbia, were analyzed by gas chromatography and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. One hundred sixty-three components were identified in all investigated samples, 132 components in the oil from the site Devojački grob, 124 components in the oil coming from Sićevačka klisura site, and 146 components in the oil from the site Visočka Ržana, accounting 97.3, 93.9, and 95.6% of the total oils, respectively. The most abundant component in the essential oils was geraniol amounting from 24.0 to 30.3%, making up about one-quarter of the total oils. Other representative compounds were identified as linalool (5.0-14.8%), limonene (4.3-7.9%), and caryophyllene oxide (4.4-5.2%) in all tested samples. The results suggested that essential oils of S. kitaibelii belong to the aliphatic monoterpene chemotype. © 2014 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.