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Studies of Mediterranean oregano populations—V. Chemical composition of essential oils of oregano: Origanum syriacum L. var. bevanii (Holmes) Ietswaart, O. syriacum L. var. sinaicum (Boiss.) Ietswaart, and O. syriacum L. var. syriacum from Lebanon and Israel
Author(s) -
Figuérédo Gilles,
Cabassu Patrick,
Chalchat JeanClaude,
Pasquier B.
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.1408
Subject(s) - carvacrol , thymol , chemotype , chemistry , botany , terpene , essential oil , food science , biology , organic chemistry
Essential oils extracted by steam extraction were analysed by GC and GC‐MS. Most of the populations corresponded to a carvacrol chemotype. We show in Origanum syriacum var. bevanii and O. syriacum var. syriacum the existence of thymol, thymol‐carvacrol and carvacrol‐thymol chemotypes not hitherto described in these species. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.