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The essential oil composition of Phlomis cretica C. Presl
Author(s) -
Basta Andriani,
Tzakou Olga,
Couladis Maria
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.1717
Subject(s) - germacrene d , germacrene , essential oil , chemistry , sesquiterpene , traditional medicine , composition (language) , botany , food science , organic chemistry , biology , medicine , linguistics , philosophy
The essential oils from the verticillasters and leaves of Phlomis cretica were analyzed by GC and GC‐MS. The main constituents of the verticillasters essential oil were germacrene D (34.0%) and germacrene B (11.0%). The leaf oil contained germacrene D (47.9%) and α ‐pinene (11.2%) as major constituents. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.