Enantiomeric composition of monoterpene hydrocarbons inn-hexane extracts ofAngelica archangelica L. roots and seeds

Abstract

Roots and seeds of Angelica archangelica L. were collected from different localities in western, eastern and northern Finnish Lapland. Two root samples and 33 seed samples were extracted with n-hexane and analysed by GC–MS using a chiral β-cyclodextrin phase. Major compounds in the root oils were (−)-α-pinene (19–42%) and (+)-sabinene (21–28%). One of the oils contained 22% (+)-3-carene but the other one had none at all. The seed oils were dominated by (−)-β-phellandrene (>60%). Other major compounds were (+)-sabinene, (+)-α-pinene, myrcene, (−)-α-phellandrene, (−)-α-pinene and (−)-limonene. Some statistically significant differences between seed samples from different localities could also be found. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.