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Volatile constituents of Stachys inflata Benth. from Iran
Author(s) -
NorouziArasi Hassan,
Yavari Issa,
KiaRostami Vahid,
Jabbari Raoof,
GhasvariJahromi Mohammad
Publication year - 2006
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.1575
Subject(s) - chemistry , limonene , linalool , myrcene , germacrene , essential oil , germacrene d , sesquiterpene , terpene , monoterpene , terpenoid , botany , traditional medicine , chromatography , organic chemistry , stereochemistry , medicine , biology
Abstract The composition of the essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation of the aerial parts of Stachys inflata Benth., growing wild in Iran, was investigated by GC and GC–MS. Forty‐one components, representing 97.9% of the total oil, have been identified. α ‐Pinene (15.2%), Δ‐3‐carene (12.3%), limonene (11.6%), β ‐pinene (7.2%), myrcene (6.5%), ( Z )‐ β ‐ocimene (5.9%), germacrene‐D (4.2%), allo ‐ocimene (4.1%) and linalool (3.5%) were the major components. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.