title: Characterization of essential oils from lamiaceae species by fourier transform Raman spectroscopy.
abstract: The Fourier transform Raman (FT-Raman) spectra of pure terpenes and essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation of some Lamiaceae species, are presented. This study shows that principal components of an essential oil can be recognized by FT-Raman. Components predicted by FT-Raman spectrum of an essential oil correlate well with those found as major constituents by GC-MS. In this way the basic chemical character of an essential oil can be recognized. The results demonstrate that certain Raman intensities can be correlated to specific terpenes and therefore FT-Raman can discriminate between the essential oils of which main components belong to different classes of compounds.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of General Chemistry, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimitra J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Daferera
authors.forename: Petros A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Tarantilis
authors.forename: Moschos G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Polissiou
mesh_terms: D000080462:Acyclic Monoterpenes; D002164:Camphor / Q000032:analysis; D000081005:Cyclohexane Monoterpenes; D003511:Cyclohexanols / Q000032:analysis; D003512:Cyclohexanones / Q000737:chemistry; D000077591:Eucalyptol; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D019686:Lamiaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D027523:Lavandula; D008610:Menthol; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000032:analysis; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D027543:Salvia officinalis / Q000737:chemistry; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman / Q000379:methods*; D013729:Terpenes / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000080462:Acyclic Monoterpenes; D000081005:Cyclohexane Monoterpenes; D003511:Cyclohexanols; D003512:Cyclohexanones; D039821:Monoterpenes; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils; D013729:Terpenes; D008610:Menthol; C039648:pulegone; D002164:Camphor; C019466:menthone; C022156:pennyroyal oil; C018584:linalool; D000077591:Eucalyptol; C045718:lavender oil