YIELD AND COMPOSITION OF THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF THYMUS SERPYLLOIDES SUBSP SERPYLLOIDES

Authors
ARREBOLA ML NAVARRO MC JIMENEZ J OCANA FA
Citation
Ml. Arrebola et al., YIELD AND COMPOSITION OF THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF THYMUS SERPYLLOIDES SUBSP SERPYLLOIDES, Phytochemistry, 36(1), 1994, pp. 67-72
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
Phytochemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319422
Volume
36
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
67 - 72
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9422(1994)36:1<67:YACOTE>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
The difference in yield and composition of essential oil of Thymus ser pylloides subsp. serpylloides ('thyme of the Sierra') has been investi gated. The research included all of its different phenological stages, its sexual characteristics, during three consecutive years. Quantitat ive analysis of the essential oil revealed that there is a predominanc e of both aromatic alcohols (carvacrol being the most abundant compone nt in this group) and their precursors (gamma-terpinene and p-cymene).