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Composition of the essential oil from inflorescences of nepeta tuberosa L. ssp. tuberosa
Author(s) -
Cotrim Helena C.,
Barroso José G.,
Figueiredo A. Cristina,
Pais M. Salomé S.,
Scheffer Johannes J. C.
Publication year - 1994
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.2730090206
Subject(s) - chemistry , nepeta , sesquiterpene , inflorescence , essential oil , composition (language) , botany , traditional medicine , stereochemistry , chromatography , biology , medicine , linguistics , philosophy
The composition of the essential oil isolated from inflorescences of Nepeta tuberosa L. ssp. tuberosa was analysed by GC and GC‐MS. The oil consisted mainly of monoterpenes (89%), 5,9‐dehydronepetalactone (69%) and geranyl acetate (17%) being the main components. The sesquiterpene fraction amounted to 8% and was dominated by α‐caryophyllene (5%).