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Essential oil composition of Stachys sylvatica L. from Italy
Author(s) -
Tirillini Bruno,
Pellegrino Roberto,
Bini Laura Maleci
Publication year - 2004
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.1308
Subject(s) - germacrene , chemistry , essential oil , composition (language) , germacrene d , sesquiterpene , botany , organic chemistry , food science , biology , linguistics , philosophy
The oil composition of inorescences and leaves of Stachys sylvatica L. from Italy was analysed by GC–MS. The most abundant compounds in the oil from the inorescences were germacrene D (55.2%), ( E )‐ β ‐farnesene (9.1%) and n ‐tetracosane (6.9%), whilst germacrene D (31.7%), n ‐tetracosane (7.8%) and mint sulphide (6.4%) were the main compounds in the oil from the leaves. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.