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Composition of the essential oil of Teucrium ramosissimum Desf. (Lamiaceae) from Tunisia
Author(s) -
Hachicha Souleima F.,
Skanji Thouraya,
Barrek Sami,
Ghrabi Zeineb G.,
Zarrouk Hédi
Publication year - 2007
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.1764
Subject(s) - lamiaceae , chemistry , sesquiterpene , essential oil , steam distillation , teucrium , gas chromatography , chromatography , mass spectrometry , gas chromatography–mass spectrometry , botany , organic chemistry , biology
The essential oil from aerial parts of Teucrium ramosissimum Desf. (Lamiaceae), endemic to North Africa, was isolated by steam distillation and analysed by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS). Seventy‐four components were identified; the essential oil was mainly composed of sesquiterpene hydrocarbons and oxygenated sesquiterpenes at nearly the same amounts (41.9% and 42.3%, respectively). δ ‐Cadinene (19.97%), α ‐cadinol (9.93%) and germacradien‐4‐ α ‐1‐ol (8.68%) were the major compounds. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.