Composition of the essential oil of allium macrochaetum boiss. et Hausskn. from Turkey

Abstract

Steam-distilled essential oil from sliced and incubated bulbs of Allium macrochaetum was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Twelve compounds representing 92.52% of the oil were characterized with diallyl disulphide (53-80%), diallyl trisulphide (26.19%), allyl methyl trisulphide (5.89%) and allyl methyl disulphide (5.21%) as major constituents