%0 Journal Article
%T Composition of Artemisia Annua Essential Oil Obtained from Species Growing Wild in Bulgaria
%A R. Tzenkova
%A Z. Kamenarska
%A A. Draganov
%A A. Atanassov
%J Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment
%D 2010
%I 
%R 10.2478/V10133-010-0030-6
%X The Artemisia annua essential oil was obtained by hydro distillation of species growing wild in Bulgaria and was analyzed by GC/MS. Thirty six compounds were identified. The main ones were ¦Á-caryophillene (24.73%), ¦Á-cuvebene (13.53%), ¦Á-copaene (7.42%), ¦Á-selinene (8.21%) artemisia ketone (8.45%) and camphor (3.61%). The composition of the essential oil appeared to be different from those of species growing in other geographic locations.
%K Artemisia annua
%K essential oil
%K GC/MS
%U http://versita.metapress.com/content/11644110rp62k51v/?p=c7444159164d49d2ba769a4ea8e4db89&pi=7