American University of Beirut

Pinus Brutia

​​​Species: Pinus brutia​
Common English Name: Turkish pine
Common Arabic Name: صنوبر البروتي
Location: Deir-Nbouh, Northern Lebanon (365-622 m)

​​RT
​Compound
​Average % composition (10 samples)​
​11.14
​tricylene
​0.08
​11.87
​α-pinene​
​18.00
​12.28
camphene
​0.57
​13.85
​β-pinene
​21.99
​14.07
​myrcene
​6.25
​14.75
​δ3-carene
​12.27
​14.96
​α-terpinene
​0.19
​15.26
​p-cymene
​0.23
​15.55
limonene

​9.92
​15.75
​cis-ocimene
​0.22
​15.75
ocimene
​0.13
​16.18

​trans-β-ocimene
​0.43
​16.56
​γ-terpinene
​0.41
​17.64
terpinolene
​1.84
​17.77
​p-cymenene
​0.11
​17.75
cymenene
​0.06
​18.18
linalool
​0.09
​18.82
​fenchyl alcohol
​0.05
​18.80
​(+)-α-Fenchol
​0.08
​20.82
borneol
​0.06
​21.13
​terpinen-4-o
​0.16
​23.69
​linalyl acetate
​1.13
​24.85
​(-)-bornyl acetate
​0.37
​26.51
​γ-terpinene
​0.07
​27.01
​α-terpinene
​0.06
​27.35
neryl acetate​
​0.05
​27.75
​α-ylangene
​0.06
​27.95
​α-copaene
​0.16
​28.02
​geranyl acetate
​0.17
​28.24
​β-bourbonene
​0.20
​29.83
​β-cubebene
​0.07
​28.43
​(-)-β-elemene
​0.13
​28.78
​eugenol methyl ether
​0.10
​29.58
​β-caryophyllene
​6.26
​30.79
​germacrene d
​5.09
30.51​
​b-selinene
​1.08
​31.73
isoeugenol methyl ether​
​0.35
​31.73
​trans-methylisoeugenol
​0.34
​​31.95
​α-muurolene
​0.22
​32.18
​(+)-δ-cadinene
​0.10
​32.42
​(-)-α-amorphene
​0.25
​32.46
​δ-cadinene
​0.67
​33.16
​α1-bisabolene
​0.56
​34.40
​caryophyllene oxide​​
​0.38
​35.18
​1-isopropylidene-2,2-dimethylcyclopentane​
​​0.05

  • Related Publications
    • Ghosn, MW., Saliba, NA., Talhouk, SY., Chemical composition of the needle-twig oils of Pinus brutia Ten, Journal of Essential Oil Research 2006 18 (4):445-447. View Abstract​
    • Talhouk, SN., Zurayk, R., Khuri, S., Conservation of the coniferous forests of Lebanon: Past, present and future prospects, ORYX 2001 35 (3):206-215. View Abstract​

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