<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Aerial parts of Hypericum perforatum L. (Hypericaceae) were collected from five wild populations in Kosovo, with aim to investigate the chemical composition and natural variation of essential oils between wild populations. This species could be considered of economic potential as it is widespread in Kosovo, on the other hand H. perforatum is one of the best-known medicinal herbs used in Kosovo folk medicine. Essential oils were obtained by steam distillation and analysed by GC-FID and GC-MS. Sixty-seven components were identified. The yields of essential oils differed depending on the population and ranged from 0.04 to 0.26% based on dry weight. The aerial parts of H. perforatum were characterized by the following main constituents: 2-methyl-octane (1.1-15.5%), α-pinene (3.7-36.5%), β-caryophyllene (1.2-12.4%), caryophyllene oxide (3.3-17.7%) and n-tetradecanol (3.6- 10.4%). Hierarchical cluster analysis revealed that the concentration of components depends on the origin of the plant populations, thus α-pinene and 2-methyl-octane were present in the highest concentration in population originating from Gjakove, Prizren and Ferizaj, whereas in the populations originating from Peje and Prishtine the most abundant constituents were caryophyllene oxide, β-caryophyllene and n-tetradecanol. Further investigation is needed to establish the natural variability and chemopolymorphism of this species in the territory of Kosovo, which should be supported by molecular level analyses.</p></abstract>

Aerial parts of Hypericum perforatum L. (Hypericaceae) were collected from five wild populations in Kosovo, with aim to investigate the chemical composition and natural variation of essential oils between wild populations. This species could be considered of economic potential as it is widespread in Kosovo, on the other hand H. perforatum is one of the best-known medicinal herbs used in Kosovo folk medicine. Essential oils were obtained by steam distillation and analysed by GC-FID and GC-MS. Sixty-seven components were identified. The yields of essential oils differed depending on the population and ranged from 0.04 to 0.26% based on dry weight. The aerial parts of H. perforatum were characterized by the following main constituents: 2-methyl-octane (1.1-15.5%), α-pinene (3.7-36.5%), β-caryophyllene (1.2-12.4%), caryophyllene oxide (3.3-17.7%) and n-tetradecanol (3.6- 10.4%). Hierarchical cluster analysis revealed that the concentration of components depends on the origin of the plant populations, thus α-pinene and 2-methyl-octane were present in the highest concentration in population originating from Gjakove, Prizren and Ferizaj, whereas in the populations originating from Peje and Prishtine the most abundant constituents were caryophyllene oxide, β-caryophyllene and n-tetradecanol. Further investigation is needed to establish the natural variability and chemopolymorphism of this species in the territory of Kosovo, which should be supported by molecular level analyses.

Essential oil composition and variability of Hypericum perforatum L. from wild population in Kosovo

Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematical and Natural Science, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, Mother Theresa 10000 Prishtine, Kosovo

Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, Bulevardi i Deshmoreve, 10 000 Prishtine, Kosovo

Department of Pharmacogosy with Medicinal Plants Laboartory, Medical Univeristy of Lublin Chodzki 1, 20-093 Lublin, Poland

Institute of Animal Nutrition and Functional Plant Compounds, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinarplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria

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Aerial parts of Hypericum perforatum L. (Hypericaceae) were collected from five wild populations in Kosovo, with aim to investigate the chemical composition...

Essential oil composition and variability of Hypericum perforatum L. from wild population in Kosovo

Published Online: May 30, 2014

Page range: 51 - 54

Received: Feb 14, 2014

Accepted: Mar 24, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cipms-2014-0013

Keywords
essential oil, Hypericum perforatum, Kosovo, natural variability

© 2014

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Essential oil composition and variability of Hypericum perforatum L. from wild population in Kosovo

Published Online: May 30, 2014

Page range: 51 - 54

Received: Feb 14, 2014

Accepted: Mar 24, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cipms-2014-0013

Keywordsessential oil, Hypericum perforatum, Kosovo, natural variability

© 2014

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
essential oil, Hypericum perforatum, Kosovo, natural variability