KENAN TURGUT, Begüm TÜTÜNCÜ, ESRA UÇAR SÖZMEN, YAŞAR ÖZYİĞİT

The Chemical Composition of Essential Oils of Melissa officinalis subsp. altissima from Turkey

Melissa officinalis çok yıllık bir bitkidir ve Lamiaceae ailesinin bir üyesidir. Bu çalışmada, Türkiye doğal florası orjinli M. officinalis subsp altissima'nın kimyasal içeriğinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Antalya doğal florasından toplanan tohumlar, sera koşulları ve deneme arazilerinde büyütülmüştür. Daha sonra kurutulan yapraklar Clevenger aparatı ile hidrodistile edildi ve numuneler gaz kromatografi ile analiz edildi. Toplamda % 92,5-94,7 oranında 23 bileşen belirlenmiştir. Tüm örneklerdeki yağlar karyofilen oksit (% 44,5-33,3), ?-copaene (%10,00-8,72) ve karyofilen (%5,578,26) gibi seskiterpenlerce zengindi. Karyofilen oksit her üç örnekte (sırasıyla % 44.5-33.4-38.58) 'de önemli bir bileşen olmuştur.

Türkiye'den Melissa officinalis subsp. altissima'nın Esansiyel Yağının Kimyasal Kompozisyonu

Melissa officinalis is a perennial herb and it is a member of the Lamiaceae family. In this study, the determining of chemical contents of M. officinalis subsp. altissima originated from the wild flora of Turkey was aimed. The seeds collected from the wild flora of Antalya, were grown in greenhouse conditions and experimental field. Then dried leaves were hydrodistillated with clevenger apparatus and samples were analysed with a gas chromatography. In total, twenty-three constituents were identified, representing 92.5-94.7% of the oils. The oils of all samples were rich in sesquiterpenes such as caryophyllene oxide (44.5-33.3%), ?-copaene (10.00-8.72%) and caryophyllene (5.57-8.26%). Caryophyllene oxide was the major component in all three samples (44.5-33.4-38.58%, respectively).

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