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Composition of the essential oil of Ballota undulata, B. nigra ssp. foetida and B. saxatilis
Author(s) -
Bader Ammar,
Caponi Chiara,
Cioni Pier Luigi,
Flamini Guido
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.1257
Subject(s) - linalool , monoterpene , essential oil , chemistry , sesquiterpene , composition (language) , botany , germacrene , chemical composition , terpenoid , traditional medicine , stereochemistry , food science , organic chemistry , biology , medicine , linguistics , philosophy
The essential oil composition of Ballota nigra ssp. foetida , B. undulata and B. saxatilis , collected during the owering phase in Amman (Jordan), Naur (Jordan) and Pisa (Italy) respectively, was investigated. The chemical composition of the essential oil of B. nigra and B. undulata shows some similarities: monoterpenes are little represented, while sesquiterpenes are present in large amounts. In both cases germacrene D is the main compound. B. saxatilis essential oil is quite different from B. nigra and B. undulata ones: sesquiterpenes are still the main class of compounds but monoterpenes are much more represented; moreover, in this case the main compound is the oxygenated monoterpene, linalool. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.