Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil Investigation from Fresh Peel ofSweet lemon

Essential oils are secondary metabolites in plants and help plant growth and survival. Citrusessential oil is widely used in food preservation, pharmaceutical, perfumery and cosmeticindustries. The aim is to extract and analyze the essential oil from the peel of Sweet Lemon andthen identified via Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). The analysis resultsshowed that the main components of volatile compounds from Sweet Lemon peel were: ۶۲.۴۶%Limonene, ۷.۳۶% Linalool, (۳S)-(-)-Citronellal ۶.۲۰%, ۶.۰۴% β-Myrcene and ۴.۳۶% Citronellol.Monoterpenes were the most common group of compounds in essential oils, so hydrogenatedmonoterpenes were identified with ۷۱.۹۰% in Lemon peel essential oil.

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Essential oil ، Sweet Lemon ، GC-MS