The composition of the essential oil of Stachys iberica subsp stenostachya growing in Turkey

KAYA A., Demirci B., Baser K.

CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL COMPOUNDS, vol.37, no.4, pp.326-328, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 37 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2001
  • Doi Number: 10.1023/a:1013762200024
  • Journal Name: CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL COMPOUNDS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.326-328
  • Keywords: Stachys iberica Bieb. subsp stenostachya (Boiss) Rech.fil., Lamiaceae, essential oil composition, linalyl acetate, linalool, geranyl acetate, alpha-terpineol
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The water distilled essential oil from dried aerial parts of Stachys iberica subsp. stenostachya (Lamiaceae) was analyzed by GC/MS. Seventy-one compounds were characterized representing 96% of the oiL The main constituents were found as linalyl acetate (42.2%), linalool (18.9%), geranyl acetate (8.2%), and alpha-terpineol (5.3%).