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Composition of the volatile oil of Thymus transcaspicus Klokov from Iran
Author(s) -
Miri R.,
Ramezani M.,
Javidnia K.,
Ahmadi L.
Publication year - 2002
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/ffj.1104
Subject(s) - thymol , carvacrol , lamiaceae , chemistry , p cymene , essential oil , composition (language) , chemical composition , botany , food science , organic chemistry , biology , linguistics , philosophy , ruthenium , catalysis
Thymus is one of the most important genera with regard to the number of species within the family Lamiaceae. The essential oil of Thymus transcaspicus Klokov (Lamiaceae) from Iran was isolated by hydrodistillation in 0.9% yield. The chemical composition of the essential oil was examined by GC and GC–MS. Forty‐seven compounds were identified, representing 99.5% of the total oil. The main compounds were thymol (56.4%), γ‐terpinene (7.7%), carvacrol (7.6%) and p ‐cymene (6.3%). Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.