2014•Journal of Essential Oil Bearing PlantsRequires access

Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil ofThymus fedtschenkoiGrowing Wild in Iran

Jalal Khorshidi, Mousa Rasouli, Ali Reza Rustaiee, Behroz Mohamadparast

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The essential oil of Thymus fedtschenkoi was obtained by hydro distillation method for 3 hours and then essential oil composition was determined by GC and GC-MS. Fifteen components were identified and linalool (63.77 %), α-terpineol (10.17 %), 1,8-cineole (4.01 %), thymol (3.3 %), and sabinene (2.66 %) were the major components of the essential oil.

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Key concepts: Essential oil, Sabinene, Linalool, Thymol, Composition (language), Chemistry, Chemical composition, p-Cymene