<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Plants have been used for their aromatic and medicinal purposes for centuries. The genus <italic>Pelargonium</italic> contains about 250-280 species and cultivated around the world for the production of essential oils and absolutes. <italic>Pelargonium</italic> species are remarkable for their odour diversity, from fresh, lemon and minty scent, through floral, rose, fruity up to spicy and camphoreous smell as well as many health beneficial properties, that is why their essential oils are widely used in perfume, cosmetic, food and pharmaceutical industries. The aim of this study was to determine variability in populations of <italic>Pelargonium</italic> genus by evaluating their differences in quantitative and qualitative essential oils compositions. This study determined that of all the examined essential oil, the one of <italic>P. graveolens</italic> indoor cultivar has the closest C:G ratio (1.16) which makes it a very valuable product. In comparison with available literature, beside the geographical region of plant growth, all essential oils from <italic>P. graveolens</italic> contain a diverse range of compounds, nevertheless, in every single one, geraniol and citronellol are present in the most significant fraction of the total oil. The examined <italic>P. roseum</italic> essential oil was characterized by the highest level of citronellol (44.62 % of total oil), but it can be due to the chemical reactions (conversion geraniol into citronellol) occurring in stored product.</p></abstract>

Plants have been used for their aromatic and medicinal purposes for centuries. The genus Pelargonium contains about 250-280 species and cultivated around the world for the production of essential oils and absolutes. Pelargonium species are remarkable for their odour diversity, from fresh, lemon and minty scent, through floral, rose, fruity up to spicy and camphoreous smell as well as many health beneficial properties, that is why their essential oils are widely used in perfume, cosmetic, food and pharmaceutical industries. The aim of this study was to determine variability in populations of Pelargonium genus by evaluating their differences in quantitative and qualitative essential oils compositions. This study determined that of all the examined essential oil, the one of P. graveolens indoor cultivar has the closest C:G ratio (1.16) which makes it a very valuable product. In comparison with available literature, beside the geographical region of plant growth, all essential oils from P. graveolens contain a diverse range of compounds, nevertheless, in every single one, geraniol and citronellol are present in the most significant fraction of the total oil. The examined P. roseum essential oil was characterized by the highest level of citronellol (44.62 % of total oil), but it can be due to the chemical reactions (conversion geraniol into citronellol) occurring in stored product.

Evaluation of Chemical Composition of Essential Oils Derived from Different <italic>Pelargonium</italic> Species Leaves

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Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S

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Evaluation of Chemical Composition of Essential Oils Derived from Different  Species Leaves

Plants have been used for their aromatic and medicinal purposes for centuries. The genus Pelargonium contains about 250-280 species and cultivated around the...

Evaluation of Chemical Composition of Essential Oils Derived from Different Pelargonium Species Leaves

Published Online: Jan 21, 2020

Page range: 807 - 816

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eces-2019-0057

Keywords
citronellol, geraniol, essential oil, ., ., .

© 2019 Adriana Szutt et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Evaluation of Chemical Composition of Essential Oils Derived from Different Pelargonium Species Leaves

Published Online: Jan 21, 2020

Page range: 807 - 816

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eces-2019-0057

Keywordscitronellol, geraniol, essential oil, ., ., .

© 2019 Adriana Szutt et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
citronellol, geraniol, essential oil, ., ., .