Plant Compounds of Abies balsamea (Pinales: Pinaceae) Balsam fir

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Plant Compounds of Abies balsamea , the Balsam fir

Kingdom:	Plantae
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Pinales
Family:	Pinaceae
Genus:	Abies
Author:	Linnaeus

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Compounds:

Kubeczka 1987

3-carene	30.93 �Relative ratio of the component�	W�rzburg, Germany	needle
alpha-caryophyllene	0.3 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-pinene	10.27 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-terpinolene	1.97 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-caryophyllene	0.74 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-phellandrene	4.59 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-pinene	23.53 �Relative ratio of the component�
borneol	0.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
bornyl acetate	8.15 �Relative ratio of the component�
camphene	6.54 �Relative ratio of the component�
limonene	3.04 �Relative ratio of the component�
myrcene	2.27 �Relative ratio of the component�
sabinene	0.55 �Relative ratio of the component�
santene	3.05 �Relative ratio of the component�
terpinyl acetate	0.06 �Relative ratio of the component�
tricyclene	1 �Relative ratio of the component�

Fleisher 1991

3-carene	14.08 �Relative ratio of the component�	USA	oil, 1
alpha-campholenal	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-copaene	0.02 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-phellandrene	0.18 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-pinene	13.06 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-terpinene	0.21 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-terpineol	0.72 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-terpinolene	1.09 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-thujone	0.05 �Relative ratio of the component�
benzaldehyde	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-caryophyllene	0.15 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-phellandrene	6.08 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-pinene	31.62 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-thujone	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
borneol	0.65 �Relative ratio of the component�
bornyl acetate	7.03 �Relative ratio of the component�
camphene	5.56 �Relative ratio of the component�
camphor	0.32 �Relative ratio of the component�
eucalyptol	0.11 �Relative ratio of the component�
fenchone	0.08 �Relative ratio of the component�
gamma-terpinene	0.36 �Relative ratio of the component�
limonene	6.43 �Relative ratio of the component�
linalool	0.19 �Relative ratio of the component�
maltol	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
methyl eugenol	0.02 �Relative ratio of the component�
myrcene	1.76 �Relative ratio of the component�
myrtenal	0.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
myrtenol	0.03 �Relative ratio of the component�
p-cymene	0.07 �Relative ratio of the component�
piperitone	0.25 �Relative ratio of the component�
sabinene	1.64 �Relative ratio of the component�
santene	1.62 �Relative ratio of the component�
terpinen-4-ol	0.28 �Relative ratio of the component�
thymol	0.07 �Relative ratio of the component�
trans-sabinene hydrate	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
tricyclene	1.23 �Relative ratio of the component�
Z3-hexenyl butyrate	0.05 �Relative ratio of the component�

Fleisher 1991

1,4-cineole	0.09 �Relative ratio of the component�	USA	oil, 2
6Ald	0.06 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-campholenal	0.05 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-pinene	0.04 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-terpineol	51.8 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-thujone	1.08 �Relative ratio of the component�
benzaldehyde	0.18 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-thujone	0.38 �Relative ratio of the component�
borneol	3.91 �Relative ratio of the component�
bornyl acetate	6.46 �Relative ratio of the component�
camphene	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
camphor	3.62 �Relative ratio of the component�
carveol	0.05 �Relative ratio of the component�
carvone	0.27 �Relative ratio of the component�
cis-linalool oxide	0.37 �Relative ratio of the component�
citronellal	0.04 �Relative ratio of the component�
citronellol	0.4 �Relative ratio of the component�
eucalyptol	0.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
fenchone	0.94 �Relative ratio of the component�
isoborneol	0.14 �Relative ratio of the component�
limonene	0.11 �Relative ratio of the component�
linalool	0.42 �Relative ratio of the component�
maltol	0.44 �Relative ratio of the component�
methyl eugenol	0.11 �Relative ratio of the component�
myrtenal	2.34 �Relative ratio of the component�
myrtenol	0.43 �Relative ratio of the component�
nerolidol	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
piperitone	3.14 �Relative ratio of the component�
terpinen-4-ol	10.15 �Relative ratio of the component�
thymol	0.68 �Relative ratio of the component�
trans-linalool oxide	0.32 �Relative ratio of the component�
trans-sabinene hydrate	0.24 �Relative ratio of the component�
verbenone	0.3 �Relative ratio of the component�
Z3-6Ac	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
Z3-6OH	0.87 �Relative ratio of the component�

Hunt 1974

3-carene	15.25 �Relative ratio of the component�	Canada	twig
alpha-pinene	14.05 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-phellandrene	5.4 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-pinene	26.45 �Relative ratio of the component�
bornyl acetate	7.9 �Relative ratio of the component�
camphene	4.55 �Relative ratio of the component�
limonene	13.45 �Relative ratio of the component�
santene	0.65 �Relative ratio of the component�

Hunt 1974

3-carene	21.45 �Relative ratio of the component�	Canada	needle
alpha-pinene	7.15 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-terpineol	0.25 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-terpinolene	0.5 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-phellandrene	4.25 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-pinene	30 �Relative ratio of the component�
borneol	0.35 �Relative ratio of the component�
bornyl acetate	11.85 �Relative ratio of the component�
camphene	7.4 �Relative ratio of the component�
limonene	11.2 �Relative ratio of the component�
myrcene	1.7 �Relative ratio of the component�
piperitone	0.15 �Relative ratio of the component�
santene	2.6 �Relative ratio of the component�
terpinen-4-ol	0.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
thymol	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
thymol me-ether	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
tricyclene	0.8 �Relative ratio of the component�

Shaw 1953

3-carene	11.1 �Relative ratio of the component�	Canada	oil
alpha-pinene	8.4 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-terpinolene	0.05 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-pinene	36.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
borneol	0.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
bornyl acetate	14.6 �Relative ratio of the component�
cadinene	0.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
camphene	6.8 �Relative ratio of the component�
camphor	0.2 �Relative ratio of the component�
limonene	11.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
myrcene	2.3 �Relative ratio of the component�
santene	1.3 �Relative ratio of the component�
tricyclene	1.3 �Relative ratio of the component�

Regimbal 1994

3-carene	12.29 �Relative ratio of the component�	Quebec, Canada	needle
alpha-caryophyllene	0.25 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-cedrene	0.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-phellandrene	0.07 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-pinene	9.37 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-terpinene	0.06 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-terpineol	1.49 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-terpinolene	0.71 �Relative ratio of the component�
alpha-thujene	0.11 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-phellandrene	7.63 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-pinene	38.77 �Relative ratio of the component�
borneol	1.09 �Relative ratio of the component�
bornyl acetate	9.17 �Relative ratio of the component�
camphene	5.86 �Relative ratio of the component�
camphor	0.15 �Relative ratio of the component�
delta-cadinene	0.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
gamma-terpinene	0.17 �Relative ratio of the component�
limonene	4.59 �Relative ratio of the component�
myrcene	1.54 �Relative ratio of the component�
octenyl acetate	0.09 �Relative ratio of the component�
p-cymene	0.08 �Relative ratio of the component�
sabinene	0.13 �Relative ratio of the component�
santene	0.73 �Relative ratio of the component�
terpinen-4-ol	0.17 �Relative ratio of the component�
thymol	0.46 �Relative ratio of the component�
tricyclene	0.95 �Relative ratio of the component�

Reference(s):

Fleisher, A., and Fleisher, Z. 1991. Water-soluble fractions of the essential oils. Perfum. Flavor. 16(3):37-41.

Hunt, R.S., and von Rudloff, E. 1974. Chemosystematic studies in the genus Abies. I. Leaf and twig oil analysis of alpine and balsam firs. Can. J. Botan. 52(3):477-487.

Kubeczka, K.-H., and Schultze, W. 1987.�Biology and chemistry of conifer oils.�Flavour Fragr. J. 2(4):137-148.

R�gimbal, J.M., and Collin, G. 1994. Essential oil analysis of balsam fir Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. J. Essent. Oil Res. 6(3):229-238.

Shaw, A.C. 1953. The essential oil of Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. Can. J. Chem. 31(2):193-199.

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