Comparison of the leaf, root and fruit oils of Diplotaenia cachrydifolia from Turkey

he essential oils of three different parts (roots, leaves and fruits) of Diplotaenia cachrydifolia were investigated by GC/MS. The oil Yield of dried parts obtained by hydrodistillation were 0.33%, 1.67% and 2.9% (v/dw) respectively. Thirty-five compounds representing 92.7%, 97.9% and 97.7% ofthe root, leaf and fruit oils were identified, respectively. Major constituents of root oil were isomyristicin (21.4%), alpha-phellandrene (18.8%) phellandrene (9.8%), methyl Oleate (9.6%), beta-cymene (7.6%) and (E)-isodillapiole. However, the characteristic compounds of leaf and fruit oils were terpinolene (64.1%, 69.34%), (E)-dillapiole (17.59%, 7.7%), beta-phellandrene (4.5%. 67,0%) and(E)-beta-ocimene (2.3%, 3.8%), respectively. The oil constituents ofthe leaves and fruits were found to be similar. However, the amounts of isomyristicin alpha-phellaiidrene and methyloleate in the roots were higher than those of leaves and fruits.