title: Isothymol in Ajowan essential oil.
abstract: Ajowan is a popular spice that is used in folk medicine in Algeria. Most studies reported that thymol is the main component of the seed oil. Isothymol was reported to be a constituent of essential oil isolated from aerial parts. Using plants harvested in five different locations in north western Algeria, every two weeks during the flowering stage, we demonstrated that isothymol was the major component when the plant was collected near the sea at low altitude and at the beginning of the flowering stage. In other cases, thymol is the predominant constituent.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire des produits naturels, Département de Biologie, Université Abou Bekr Belkaid, BP 119, Tlemcen, Algeria.
authors.forename: Chahrazed
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bekhechi
authors.forename: Jean Brice
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Boti
authors.forename: Fewzia Atik
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Bekkara
authors.forename: Djamel Eddine
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Abdelouahid
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Casanova
authors.forename: Félix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tomi
mesh_terms: D029974:Carum / Q000737:chemistry*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry*; D013943:Thymol / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009822:Oils, Volatile; D013943:Thymol