The Impact of Geographical Location on the Chemical Compositions of Pimpinella lutea Desf. Growing in Tunisia

Essential oils are generally produced to confer the protection of medicinal plants against several natural enemies. Variations chemical and physical environmental factors exert significant influences on plant development. They hence may affect quality quantity volatile organic metabolites interest and, therefore, economic applications essential oils. This research focused effects harvest region production analytes present in Tunisian Pimpinella lutea Desf. Apiaceae that were collected three different growing environments (North South Bizerta Tabarka). extracted from a variety genotypes analyzed, for first time, using gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/FID GC/MS). The determination percentage oil components allowed recognition chemotypes: ?-trans-Bergamotene quantified at 18.1% North (NBEO), muurola-4,10(14)-dien-1-?-ol identified (10.1%, SBEO) acora-3,7(14)-dien high level 29.1% Tabarka population (TEO). richness populations sesquiterpenes (60.2–78.1%) suggests be used industrial segments.