Essential oil constituents of Satureja boissieri from Turkey


Kurkcuoglu M., Tumen G., Baser K.

CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL COMPOUNDS, vol.37, no.4, pp.329-331, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 37 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2001
  • Doi Number: 10.1023/a:1013714316862
  • Journal Name: CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL COMPOUNDS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.329-331
  • Keywords: Compositae, Satureja boissieri, essential oil, carvacrol, gamma-terpinene, p-cymene
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Water-distilled essential oil from the aerial parts of S. boissieri was analyzed by GC/MS. Forty-five components were characterized representing 97% of the oil. The main components were identified as arvacrol (40.8%), gamma-terpinene (264%), and p-cymene (14.5%).