title: Thymus fontanesii Boiss. & Reut.--A potential source of thymol-rich essential oil in North Africa.
abstract: 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%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81746-73461, Iran. ghannadi@pharm.mui.ac.ir
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghannadi
authors.forename: Seyed Ebrahim
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Sajjadi
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kabouche
authors.forename: Zahia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kabouche
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D009822:Oils, Volatile; D013943:Thymol