A Comparative Study on Turpentine Oils of Oleoresins of Pinus sylvestris L. from Three Districts of Denizli

Abstract

Oleoresin samples collected from Pinus sylvestris L. trees from Acipayam, Cal and Camlibel, three different locations in Denizli-Turkey. The constituents of the turpentine oil, obtained by hydrodistillation of oleoresin of Pinus sylvestris L., were identified by GC-MS. Fifty four constituents were detected from the turpentine oil, which constituted about between 96.2% and 98.2% of the total amount. Major constituents of the oil were alpha-pinene, beta-pinene, camphene, longifolene,. Delta(3)-carene, limonene and beta-caryophyllene.