Volatile constituents of callus and flower-bearing tops of Zataria multiflora Boiss. (Lamiaceae)

• Published in: Flavour and fragrance journal Vol. 15; no. 6; pp. 373 - 376
• Main Authors: Mohagheghzadeh, Abdolali, Shams-Ardakani, Mohammadreza, Ghannadi, Alireza
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01-11-2000; Wiley
• Subjects: Applied sciences; callus; carvacrol; Chemical industry and chemicals; Essential oils, perfumes; Exact sciences and technology; g-Terpinene; Lamiaceae; linalol; mono- and sesquiterpenoids; monoterpenoids; p-Cymene; thymol; thymol acetate; volatile oils; Washing products. Cosmetics and toiletries. Perfumes; Zataria multiflora; Zataria multiflora Boiss; γ-terpinene; Plant tissue; Terpenoid; Chemical analysis; Hydrocarbon; Coupled method; Tissue culture; Alcohol; Thymol; Gas chromatography; Labiatae; Dicotyledones; Sesquiterpenes; Angiospermae; Monoterpene; Spermatophyta; Chemical composition; Essential oil; Acylate; Mass spectrometry
• ISSN: 0882-5734; 1099-1026
• DOI: 10.1002/1099-1026(200011/12)15:6<373::AID-FFJ923>3.0.CO;2-9

Green callus of Zataria multiflora Boiss. (Lamiaceae) was induced from seedlings. The detailed volatile composition of callus and of flower‐bearing tops used in the callus induction was investigated by GC and GC – MS spectrometry. Callus volatile constituents consisted of monoterpenoids (25.59% monoterpene hydrocarbons and 70.99% oxygenated monoterpenes), while volatile oil of the flowering tops consisted mainly of monoterpenoids (20.95% monoterpene hydrocarbons and 73.07% oxygenated monoterpenes) and 4.62% sesquiterpene hydrocarbons. The typical components for the two volatile oils were p‐cymene (4.85% and 5.43%), γ‐terpinene (19.95% and 7.74%), thymol (34.91% and 32.35%) and carvacrol (5.06% and 25.95%). Furthermore, thymol acetate (22.60%) and carvacrol acetate (5.95%) were found mainly in the former and linalol (6.77%) was found merely in the latter. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.