Composition of the essential oil of Origanum floribundum Munby from Algeria

Baser K., Kurkcuoglu M., Houmani Z., Abed L.

JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH, vol.12, no.6, pp.753-756, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2000
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/10412905.2000.9712208
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.753-756
  • Keywords: Origanum floribundum, Labiatae, essential oil composition, carvacrol, linalool, gamma-terpinene and p-cymene
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Water-distilled oil from dried leaves of Origanum floribunduman was analyzed by GC/MS. Seventy compounds representing 99.3%, of the oil were characterized with carvacrol (40%), linalool(16.1%), p-cymene (12.4%,) and gamma -terpinene (12.2%,) as main constituents.