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https://doi.org/10.37427/botcro-2027-002
Volatile specialised metabolites of Achillea cappadocica Hausskn. & Bornm.
Cuneyt Cirak
; The Vocational High School of Bafra, University of Ondokuz Mayıs, TR-55400 Bafra, Samsun, Türkiye
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Fatih Seyis
; Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Field Crops, TR-53300 Rize, Türkiye
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Cirak, C. i Seyis, F. (2027). Volatile specialised metabolites of Achillea cappadocica Hausskn. & Bornm.. Acta Botanica Croatica, 86 (1), 0-0. https://doi.org/10.37427/botcro-2027-002
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Cirak C, Seyis F. Volatile specialised metabolites of Achillea cappadocica Hausskn. & Bornm.. Acta Botanica Croatica [Internet]. 2027 [pristupljeno 30.10.2026.];86(1). https://doi.org/10.37427/botcro-2027-002
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C. Cirak i F. Seyis, "Volatile specialised metabolites of Achillea cappadocica Hausskn. & Bornm.", Acta Botanica Croatica , vol.86, br. 1, str. 0-0, 2027. [Online]. https://doi.org/10.37427/botcro-2027-002
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Phytochemical analyses of the aerial parts of Achillea cappadocica (Asteraceae), an endemic species of Turkish flora, resulted in the identification of 36, 34 and, 31 volatile specialised metabolites (VSM) for three wild populations. Oxygenated monoterpenes, such as eucalyptol, camphor, and γ-terpineol, were detected as the main volatiles depending on the populations. This is the first report documenting the content and composition of VSM of this endemic species. Data such as this is important for identifying heterogeneous germplasms and underutilized wild species.
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Publication date: 01 April 2027
Volume: 86
DOI: 10.37427/botcro-2027-002
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Keyword: Achillea cappadocica
Keyword: chemodiversity
Keyword: wild populations
Keyword: volatile specialised metabolites
Volatile specialised metabolites of Achillea cappadocica Hausskn. & Bornm.
Cuneyt Cirak
Email: kalinor27@gmail.com
Fatih Seyis
Abstract
Phytochemical analyses of the aerial parts of Achillea cappadocica (Asteraceae), an endemic species of Turkish flora, resulted in the identification of 36, 34 and, 31 volatile specialised metabolites (VSM) for three wild populations. Oxygenated monoterpenes, such as eucalyptol, camphor, and γ-terpineol, were detected as the main volatiles depending on the populations. This is the first report documenting the content and composition of VSM of this endemic species. Data such as this is important for identifying heterogeneous germplasms and underutilized wild species.
Introduction
Achillea is a widespread genus of the Asteraceae family and includes 110-140 species growing naturally in various climatic zones of the world, especially in Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Asia, and North America (Ehrendorfer and Guo 2006). Achillea species have been used for many centuries worldwide as healing agents to treat several health problems such as painful periods, kidney disorders, anemia, epilepsy, gastrointestinal ailments, urinary tract infections, etc. (Mohammadhosseini et al. 2017). Previous reports have highlighted Achillea spp. as a rich source of various bioactive secondary metabolites, namely volatiles such as monoterpenes, diterpenes, and sesquiterpenes, as well as different kinds of phenolics such as flavonoids, caffeoylquinic acids, and their derivatives (Farhadi et al. 2020). Türkiye is the main intersection point and the largest distribution area in the world for the Achillea genus with the presence of 60 flora species, 33 of which are reported to be endemic (Semiz et al. 2022).
Achillea cappadocica Hausskn. & Bornm. is an endemic perennial herb of Turkish flora. This species, locally known as "buyucan", has been used in Turkish folk medicine as an anti-edema, emmenagogue, and gastric agent for centuries (Altundag and Ozturk 2011). A review of literature revealed only two previous reports on the chemistry and extract bioactivity of this endemic species. First, Ertaş et al. (2014) described the fatty acid composition and identified oleic, palmitic, and linoleic acids as its main components. The authors also reported that its alcoholic extracts showed moderate anticholinesterase and antimicrobial activities. More recently, Raudone et al. (2022) evaluated the comprehensive distribution patterns of phenolic compounds in its different plant parts and assessed their antioxidant activity. According to the results, considerable amounts of hydroxycinnamic acids, flavanols, and flavones were identified and quantified in its methanolic extract, and a remarkable antiradical capacity was observed. However, to the best of our knowledge, there is no published report on the volatile chemistry of A. cappadocica . Thus, in this study, we present the first report documenting the content and composition of volatile secondary metabolites (VSM) of this endemic species.
Material and methods
A brief description of the plant material
The stems of Achillea cappadocica Hausskn. & Bornm. are erect, 25-50 cm, longitudinally striated to rounded-angular, frequently with an upturned pubescent. The upper leaves are green, sparsely pilose, 1-3 pinnate and heteromorphic while the basal leaves have short petioles, are oblong-linear, 7-10 x 1.5-2 cm, 3-pinnatipartite. Capitula are 50-150 or more, corymbs 4.5-12 cm wide, the peduncle 4-8 mm. The ligulate flowers are 4-7, golden yellow, 1.5 mm; the tubular flowers 20-40 (Davis 1988) (Fig. 1). Its habitats are dry slopes, steppes and crop fields at high elevations (1200-2100 m).
Fig. 1. Phenotype of flowers (A) and leaves (B) of Achillea cappadocica, an endemic species of Turkish flora.
Sampling and identification procedures
The upper 2/3 of the flowering part, including fully opened flowers, leaves, and stems, of 30 individuals were gathered and bulked from three wild populations located in the Central and Southern parts of Türkiye from July 25 to July 30, 2023 (37°20΄ N Lat., 34°48΄ E Long., and 1186 m elevation for population 1; 38°29΄ N Lat., 34°57΄ E Long., and 1311 m elevation for population 2; 38°48΄ N Lat., 34°56΄ E Long., and 1213 m elevation for population 3). After drying them at room temperature (20 ± 2 °C), three homogenous replicates of the bulked plant material for each population were analyzed for volatile components by solid-phase microextraction (SPME) supported gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analyses as detailed in our previous work (Cirak and Seyis 2025). Botanical identification of taxa was performed by Dr. Samim Kayikci, Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology, Türkiye. Voucher specimens were deposited in the herbarium of Ondokuz Mayis University, Vocational High School of Bafra (BMYO # 212, 213, and 214 for the populations 1, 2, and 3, respectively).
Sample preparation and analysis of the volatile specialised metabolite composition
Sample preparation and analysis of the volatile specialised metabolite composition were performed according to Aykutlu et al. (2025). The instrumental system used for the analysis comprised a Shimadzu GC-2010 Plus gas chromatograph, a QP2020 mass spectrometer, and a multifunctional autosampler (AOC-5000 Plus) equipped with a solid-phase microextraction (SPME) module and a split/splitless injection inlet.
The SPME extraction was performed using a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) fibre (1 cm × 100 μm thickness) purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (Supelco, Bellefonte, USA). The fibre was preconditioned for 5 minutes at 250 °C prior to analysis and reconditioned for 10 minutes at 250 °C after each run.
For each sample, 1.0 g of plant material was placed in a 20 mL SPME glass vial, followed by the addition of 100 μL of hexane. The same procedure was applied to all samples, which were sealed with silicone/PTFE septa. Volatile compounds were extracted under optimised headspace SPME (HS-SPME) conditions, consisting of a 5-min equilibration period and a 15-min extraction period at 100 °C with an agitation speed of 500 rpm. Analytes were desorbed for 1 minute in the GC injection port at 250 °C using a straight Ultra Inert SPME liner operating in split mode. Each sample was analyzed in triplicate.
All analyses were conducted using a Shimadzu GC-2010 Plus gas chromatograph coupled with a QP2020 mass selective detector. Separation was carried out using a Rtx-5MS low-bleed capillary column (30 m × 0.25 mm × 0.25 μm; Restek, USA). Helium served as the carrier gas at a constant pressure of 80 kPa. The oven temperature program was optimised as follows: an initial temperature of 40°C (held for 2 min), increased to 250 °C at a rate of 4 °C/min, and held at 250 °C for 3 min, resulting in a total run time of 55 min. The interface and ion source temperatures were set at 250 °C and 200 °C, respectively. Electron ionization (EI) was conducted at 70 eV with an m/z scan range of 40–500 and a scan speed of 1666 u/sec.
Data acquisition and processing were carried out using GCMS solution software (Shimadzu, Japan). Compound identification was performed by comparing mass spectra to the Wiley FFNSC 3rd Edition Library (Mass Spectra of Flavours and Fragrances of Natural and Synthetic Compounds) and by matching calculated retention indices (RIs) with those listed in the FFNSC 3rd Edition Library, the NIST Chemistry WebBook (SRD 69), and the PubChem database.
Data analysis
Data for VSM contents of the bulked plant material for each population were subjected to ANOVA and significant differences among mean values were tested with the least significant difference test (P < 0.01) by using XLSTAT 2020 statistical software. The standard deviations of the mean values of quantified volatiles for each population were also calculated. Mean values of the chemical contents were normalised using x’= √𝑥 + 1 transformation before conducting ANOVA, when necessary, because some chemicals were not detected in several cases.