Phytochemical Constituents of Leaves Essential oils of Achillea fragrantissima (Asteraceae) from Iraq

Karzan O. Qader; Sahar A.A. Malik Al-Saadi; Ibrahim M. Faraj

doi:10.14500/aro.10425

Karzan O. Qader Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9173-3001
Sahar A.A. Malik Al-Saadi Department of Biology, College of Science, Basrah University, Iraq http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2782-3907
Ibrahim M. Faraj Department of Protected, Bakrajo Technical Institute, Sulaimani Polytechnic University, Kurdistan Region

Keywords: Achillea fragrantissima, essential oils, Camphor, GC-MS.

Abstract

Essential oils of Achillea fragrantissima extract were prepared and analyzed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS). A total of 57 phytochemical constituents of chemical compounds were identified in leaves of A. fragrantissima. The major constituents of the essential oil were camphor (34.50%), 1, 8-cineole (14.60%), artemisia ketone (10.25%), and 3-thujanone (7.82%). In addition, 43 components were present at <1%. From the 57 identified compounds, four of them was sesquiterpenes (7.01%), whereas 35 compounds were monoterpenes (61.40%).

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Author Biographies

Karzan O. Qader, Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region

Dr. Karzan got his got his B.Sc. and M. Sc. Degrees in Biological Science from Department of Biology, College of Science, Basrah University., Iraq, and his Ph.D. degree in plant taxonomy from Department of Biology, College of Science, Basrah University, Iraq. He is working in Sulaymaniyah University, College of Science, Department of Biology, Iraq. His research interests include plant taxonomy, morphology, anatomy, ecology, phytochemistry and molecular systematic of plants.

Sahar A.A. Malik Al-Saadi, Department of Biology, College of Science, Basrah University, Iraq

Dr.Sahar is a Professor in plant taxonomy, working in College of Science, Department of Biology, University of Basrah, Iraq. She got her B.Sc. and M. Sc. degrees in Biological Science from the Department of Biology, College of Science, Basrah University, Iraq, and her PH.D. degree in plant taxonomy from the Department of Biology, College of Science, Basrah University, Iraq. Her research interests include plant taxonomy, morphology, anatomy, ecology, phytochemistry and molecular systematic of plants.

Ibrahim M. Faraj, Department of Protected, Bakrajo Technical Institute, Sulaimani Polytechnic University, Kurdistan Region

Mr. Ibrahim is an Assistant Lecturer working in the Bakrajo technical institute, Sulaimani Polytechnic University, Iraq. He got his B.Sc. degree in Agriculture Science (Agronomy), Faculty of Agriculture, University of Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, and his M.Sc. degree in Agriculture Science (Economic Entomology- Apiculture), Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Egypt. His research interests include Agriculture Science and Economic entomology, as well as, distribution of vegetable seeds and chemical and physical properties of insects.

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