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Chemical composition of the essential oil of Micromeria persica Boiss. from Iran
Author(s) -
Sefidkon F.,
Kalvandi R.
Publication year - 2005
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.1467
Subject(s) - chemistry , essential oil , chemical composition , composition (language) , traditional medicine , botany , organic chemistry , food science , philosophy , medicine , linguistics , biology
Essential oils isolated by hydrodistillation from the aerial parts of Micromeria persica Boiss. before flowering and full flowering stage, were analysed by a combination of capillary GC and GC–MS. Thirty‐six components were identified, constituting approximately 98.2% of the oil. The main constituents of the essential oil were thymol (33.1% and 28.6%), γ ‐terpinene (28.7% and 17.5%), limonene (5.0% and 20.7%), 1,8‐cineole (14.2% and 0.2%) and p ‐cymene (7.0% and 17.5%) before flowering and full flowering stage, respectively. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.