Composition of the essential oil of Origanum floribundum Munby from Algeria

Authors
Baser, KHC Kurkcuoglu, M Houmani, Z Abed, L
Citation
Khc. Baser et al., Composition of the essential oil of Origanum floribundum Munby from Algeria, J ESSEN OIL, 12(6), 2000, pp. 753-756
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science/Nutrition
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH
ISSN journal
10412905 → ACNP
Volume
12
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
753 - 756
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-2905(200011/12)12:6<753:COTEOO>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Water-distilled oil from dried leaves of Origanum floribunduman was analyze d by GC/MS. Seventy compounds representing 99.3%, of the oil were character ized with carvacrol (40%), linalool(16.1%), p-cymene (12.4%,) and gamma -te rpinene (12.2%,) as main constituents.