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Chemical Composition ofOriganum vulgareL. essential Oil from Bulgaria

Józef Kula, Teresa Majda, Albena Stoyanova, E. Georgiev

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The composition of the essential oil obtained by steam distillation of air-dried herb of Origanum vulgare L. ssp. vulgare harvested in the wild in Rhodopa Mountains, Bulgaria, has been studied by GC and GC-MS to identify 113 components. sesquiterpenes were the main components including spathulenol (20.7%), β-caryophyllene (9.9%) and caryophyllene oxide (5.7%). The oil recovered by hydrodistillation of waters represented 41% of oxygenated monoterpenes: 1,8-cineol (15%), α-terpineol (10.7%) and terpinen-4-ol (9.3%).

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The composition of the essential oil obtained by steam distillation of air-dried herb of Origanum vulgare L. ssp. vulgare harvested in the wild in Rhodopa Mountains, Bulgaria, has been studied by GC and GC-MS to identify 113 components. sesquiterpenes were the main components including spathulenol (20.7%), β-caryophyllene (9.9%) and caryophyllene oxide (5.7%). The oil recovered by hydrodistillation of waters represented 41% of oxygenated monoterpenes: 1,8-cineol (15%), α-terpineol (10.7%) and terpinen-4-ol (9.3%).

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The composition of the essential oil obtained by steam distillation of air-dried herb of Origanum vulgare L. ssp. vulgare harvested in the wild in Rhodopa Mountains, Bulgaria, has been studied by GC and GC-MS to identify 113 components. sesquiterpenes were the main components including spathulenol (20.7%), β-caryophyllene (9.9%) and caryophyllene oxide (5.7%). The oil recovered by hydrodistillation of waters represented 41% of oxygenated monoterpenes: 1,8-cineol (15%), α-terpineol (10.7%) and terpinen-4-ol (9.3%).

Key concepts: Origanum, Essential oil, Steam distillation, Composition (language), Herb, Botany, Chemistry, Food science

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