Chemical composition of the essential oil of Salvia microstegia Boiss. et Balansa growing wild in Lebanon.
The essential oil of aerial parts of Salviamicrostegia Boiss. et Balansa (Lamiaceae) growing wild in Lebanon was obtained by hydrodistillation and was analysed by GC and GC-MS. 70 compounds, representing 94.0% of the oil, were identified. The major components were caryophyllene oxide (6.2%), pulegone (5.7%), 4-vinylguaiacole (5.3%), hexadecanoic acid (5.1%) and menthone (4.9%).
Dipartimento di Chimica delle Sostanze Naturali, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, Napoli I-80131, Italy. fesenato@unina.it
Felice
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Senatore
Nelly Apostolides
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Arnold
Franco
F
Piozzi
Carmen
C
Formisano
D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000379:methods; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D007861:Lebanon; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry*; D027544:Salvia / Q000737:chemistry*
D009822:Oils, Volatile