The water distilled essential oil (EO) from the fruits of Malabaila pastinacfolia Boiss & Balansa (Apiaceae), an endemic species from Turkey, was analyzed using GC-FID and GC-MS systems. The analysis revealed 38 compounds accounting for 97.6% of the EO. Hexyl butyrate (47.2 %), hexyl hexanoate (22.7%) and α-terpinyl acetate (11.1 %) were found as the main constitutes. This is the first report on the EO composition of M. pastinacfolia.
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