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Essential oil of two Lippia spp. (Verbenaceae) growing wild in Guatemala
Author(s) -
Senatore Felice,
Rigano Daniela
Publication year - 2001
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.972
Subject(s) - verbenaceae , essential oil , chemistry , lippia , limonene , thymol , botany , caryophyllene , sesquiterpene , horticulture , food science , organic chemistry , biology
The essential oils from Lippia alba and L. graveolens , growing wild in Guatemala, were obtained by hydrodistillation. The oil contents were 0.22% ( L. alba ) and 0.26% ( L. graveolens ) (v/w), on a dry weight basis. The oil compositions were analysed by GC and GC–MS. Essential oil from L. alba was characterized by a high amount of limonene (43.6%) and piperitone (30.6%). The essential oil of L. graveolens consisted mainly of thymol (31.6%) and sesquiterpenes. Caryophyllene (4.6%) and caryophyllene oxide (4.8%) were the main components of the sesquiterpenoidic fraction. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.