Analysis of essential oil from Teucrium maghrebinum Greuter et Burdet growing wild in Algeria.
The chemical composition of the essential oil obtained from aerial parts of Teucrium maghrebinum growing wild in Algeria was analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Among the 66 identified compounds, delta-cadinene (12.7%), germacrene D (11.4%), gamma-cadinene (9.5%) and 4-vinyl guaiacol (4.0%) were the most abundant. The oil is strongly characterized by the presence of sesquiterpenes (61.5%), particularly hydrocarbon sesquiterpenes (49.6%).
Dipartimento di Chimica delle Sostanze Naturali, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano, 49, I-80131 Napoli, Italy. caformis@unina.it
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D000462:Algeria; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D031367:Teucrium / Q000737:chemistry*
D009822:Oils, Volatile; D012717:Sesquiterpenes