Untersuchungen über die Bildung des ätherischen Öls von Matricaria chamomilla L. / Biosynthesis of the Essential Oil by Matricaria chamomilla

By injecting [1 - 14C] acetate into the flowers of Matricaria chamomilla L. up to two percent were incorporated in the essential oil. The highest labelling was analysed in the en-in-dicycloether, a hydrocarbon and in an unknown polar compound after 12 days incorporation time. The hydrocarbon and the polar compound may be precursors for the other compounds in the essential oil.