Volatile constituents of the peel and leaf of Citrus aurantium L.cultivated in the north of Iran

The essential oil constituents of the peel and leaf of Citrus aurantiumL. (Rutaceae) grown in thenorth of Iran, were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Fourteen components representing 99.6% ofthe leafoil were identified. The major compounds were linalool (39.4%), linalyl acetate (38.8%)and a-terpineol (7.2%). Twenty constituents consisting 99.4% of the peeloil were identified.The main components were limonene (91.3%), b-myrcene (3.0%) and linalool (1.1%).