Plant Compounds of Crocus sativus (Asparagales: Iridaceae) Saffron

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Plant Compounds of Crocus sativus , the Saffron

Kingdom:	Plantae
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Genus:	Crocus
Author:	Linnaeus

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Compounds:

Zarghami 1971

2,3-epoxy-4-hydroxymethylene-3me3me5me-cyclohexanone	1 �Relative ratio of the component�	USA	oil
2-hydroxy-4-oxoisophorone	1.2 �Relative ratio of the component�
2me6me6me-3-oxo-1,4-cyclohexadienecarbaldehyde	0.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
2-phenylethanol	0.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
3-hydroxy-2me6me6me-4-oxo-2-cyclohexenecarbaldehyde	0.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
3me5me5me-1,4-cyclohexanedione	1.5 �Relative ratio of the component�
4-hydroxy-2me6me6me-3-oxocyclo-1,4-hexadienecarbaldehyde	6 �Relative ratio of the component�
4-hydroxy-beta-cyclocitral	13.8 �Relative ratio of the component�
4-hydroxyisophorone	6 �Relative ratio of the component�
4-methyleneisophorone	0.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
4-oxoisophorone	1.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
6me6me-2-methylene-3-cyclohexenecarbaldehyde	0.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
crotonolactone	0.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
isophorone	1.8 �Relative ratio of the component�
linoleic acid	0.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
linolenic acid	0.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
naphthalene	0.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
oleic acid	0.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
palmitic acid	0.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
safranal	47 �Relative ratio of the component�
stearic acid	0.1 �Relative ratio of the component�

R�del 1991

2,3-dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�	Apsheron Peninsula, Azerbaidzhan	oil
2-hydroxy-3me5me5me-4-methylene-2-cyclohexenone	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
2-hydroxy-4-oxoisophorone	1.08 �Relative ratio of the component�
2me2me-4-oxocyclohexane-1-carbaldehyde	1.4 �Relative ratio of the component�
2me2me-cyclohexane-1-carbaldehyde	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
2me4me4me5me-2-cyclohexenone	0.95 �Relative ratio of the component�
2me6me6me-2,4-cyclohexadienecarboxylic acid	0.11 �Relative ratio of the component�
2me6me6me-3-oxo-1,4-cyclohexadienecarbaldehyde	1.34 �Relative ratio of the component�
2me6me6me-5-oxo-1,3-cyclohexadienecarbaldehyde	0.11 �Relative ratio of the component�
2-phenylethanol	0.3 �Relative ratio of the component�
3-but-1-enyl-2me4me4me-cyclohex-2-en-1-ol	3.62 �Relative ratio of the component�
3me5me5me-1,4-cyclohexanedione	1.82 �Relative ratio of the component�
4-hydroxy-2me6me6me-3-oxo-1-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde	0.16 �Relative ratio of the component�
4-hydroxy-2me6me6me-3-oxocyclo-1,4-hexadienecarbaldehyde	2.3 �Relative ratio of the component�
4-hydroxy-beta-cyclocitral	0.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
4-hydroxyisophorone	0.22 �Relative ratio of the component�
4-methyleneisophorone	0.01 �Relative ratio of the component�
4-oxoisophorone	4.1 �Relative ratio of the component�
5me5me-2-cyclohexen-1,4-dione	0.2 �Relative ratio of the component�
6me6me-2-methylene-3-cyclohexenecarbaldehyde	1.36 �Relative ratio of the component�
beta-isophorone	0.32 �Relative ratio of the component�
isophorone	8.79 �Relative ratio of the component�
lanierone	3.58 �Relative ratio of the component�
me-2me6me-benzoate	0.26 �Relative ratio of the component�
mesitylaldehyde	0.8 �Relative ratio of the component�
oxo-b-cyclocitral	0.99 �Relative ratio of the component�
safranal	60.3 �Relative ratio of the component�

Reference(s):

R�del, W., and Petrzika, M. 1991. Analysis of the volatile components of saffron. J. High Resol. Chromatogr. 14(11):771-774.

Zarghami, N.S., and Heinz, D.E. 1971. Monoterpene aldehydes and isophorone-related compounds of saffron. Phytochem. 10(11):2755-2761.

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