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Composition of the essential oil of geranium robertianum L.
Author(s) -
Pedro Luis G.,
Pais M. Salomé S.,
Scheffer Johannes J. C.
Publication year - 1992
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.2730070410
Subject(s) - chemistry , geranium , geraniaceae , essential oil , composition (language) , botany , traditional medicine , food science , cultivar , linguistics , philosophy , biology , medicine
The essential oil of Geranium robertianum L. was investigated by GC and GC‐MS, which showed that linalol (22.9%) was its major component. γ‐Terpinene (13.9%), germacrene‐D (7.8%), limonene (5.3%), geraniol (4.4%), α‐terpineol (3.8%) and phytol (3.8%) were the other major components of the oil, the composition of which has not been described to date.
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