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Essential oils of Marrubium velutinum Sm. and Marrubium peregrinum L., growing wild in Greece
Author(s) -
Lazari Diamanto M.,
Skaltsa Helen D.,
Constantinidis Theophanis
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
flavour and fragrance journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1099-1026
pISSN - 0882-5734
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1026(199909/10)14:5<290::aid-ffj828>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - chemistry , essential oil , yield (engineering) , sesquiterpene , caryophyllene , botany , organic chemistry , food science , materials science , metallurgy , biology
The essential oil of Marrubium velutinum Sm., isolated in 0.02–0.04% yield, contained, as principal components, γ‐muurolene, β‐caryophyllene and β‐caryophyllene oxide. A significant number of sesquiterpenes were present in smaller amounts. The essential oil of Marrubium peregrinum L., obtained in 0.07% yield, contained ( Z )‐ and ( E )‐β‐farnesene as main compounds. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.