Thymus fontanesii Boiss. & Reut.--A potential source of thymol-rich essential oil in North Africa.
The waterdistilled essential oil from dried aerial parts of one of the Algerian thymes, Thymus fontanesii Boiss. & Reut. grown in Setif province, Algeria, was analyzed by GC/MS. Fifteen components were characterized representing 99.4% of the total components detected. The major components of the oil were thymol (67.8%), gamma-terpinene (15.9%) and p-cymene (13.0%).
Ghannadi
Alireza
A
Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81746-73461, Iran. ghannadi@pharm.mui.ac.ir
Sajjadi
Seyed Ebrahim
SE
Kabouche
Ahmed
A
Kabouche
Zahia
Z
D000462:Algeria; D035264:Flowers / Q000737:chemistry; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D013943:Thymol / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D046930:Thymus Plant / Q000737:chemistry*
D009822:Oils, Volatile; D013943:Thymol