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Chemical composition of Nepeta crassifolia Boiss. & Buhse oil from Iran
Author(s) -
Dabiri M.,
Sefidkon F.
Publication year - 2003
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.1199
Subject(s) - chemistry , linalyl acetate , germacrene d , essential oil , germacrene , monoterpene , sesquiterpene , chemical composition , composition (language) , botany , traditional medicine , organic chemistry , linalool , food science , biology , medicine , linguistics , philosophy
Hydrodistillation of volatile oil from the aerial parts at full owering stage of Nepeta crassifolia Boiss. & Buhse was analysed by a combination of GC and GC–MS. Twenty‐one components were characterized in the oil layer. The main constituents were 4a α ,7 α ,7a α ‐nepetalactone (92.6%), linalyl acetate (2.6%), piperitone (0.80%), germacrene D (0.73%), 4a β ,7 α ,7a β ‐nepetalactone (0.64%) and β ‐caryophyllene (0.58%). Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.