Due to the economical and medical importance of the Capparisspinosa plant and the
wide distribution of this plant in the Syria environment, it was thought that a study of the
composition of Essential Oil extracted from this plant.
The Capparisspin
osa Essential Oil was extracted and purified components wher
studied by GC-Mass spectrometry.
The Oil was obtained by steam distillation (Clevegerexractor) and by solvent n-
Hexane. Components have been found which was about (98.9 %) from the total of
essential oil.
The major components were determined by steam distillation which were the
following:Palmitic acid (21.12%), Hexatriacontane (15.87%), n-Heneicosane (10.96%),
Pentatriacontane (9.92%), Hexahydrofarnesyl acetone (8.51%).
The major components were determined by solvent Hexane: Isobornyl acrylate
(66.89%), 2-Azido-2,3,3-trimethylbutane (6.09%), Ethanolamine (5.41%).
