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Essential oil composition of Hypericum hirsutum L.
Author(s) -
Gudžic B. T.,
Šmelcerović A.,
D̄ord̄ević S.,
MimicaDukić N.,
Ristić M.
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.1749
Subject(s) - undecane , essential oil , chemistry , hypericum , composition (language) , caryophyllene , terpene , botany , sesquiterpene , limonene , monoterpene , organic chemistry , food science , biology , linguistics , philosophy
The essential oil of Hypericum hirsutum was analysed for the first time. Twenty‐seven components were identified. The non‐terpene compounds had the highest contribution (46.6%). A low monoterpenes content (1.3%) characterized the oil. The major constituents were n ‐undecane (32.2%), patchoulene (11.8%) and caryophyllene oxide (9.3%), which are not significantly represented in the essential oils of other species of the genus Hypericum examined. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.