Chemical Screening of Essential Oil Bearing Flora of Siberia IV. Composition of the Essential Oil of Nepeta sibirica L. Tops from Altai Region

Distillation of fresh fowering tops of Nepeta sibirica L., yielded 1.0% light yellow mobile oil. GC and GC/MS analysis of the oil composition revealed that the major components were neoepinepetalactone (78.8%) and germacrene D (9.4%), representing 88.2% of the total oil.

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Published in:The Journal of essential oil research 2005-09, Vol.17 (5), p.487-489
Main Authors: Letchamo, Wudeneh, Korolyuk, Elena A., Tkachev, Alexey V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
essential oil composition
Lamiaceae
neoepinepetalactone
Nepeta sibirica
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Summary:Distillation of fresh fowering tops of Nepeta sibirica L., yielded 1.0% light yellow mobile oil. GC and GC/MS analysis of the oil composition revealed that the major components were neoepinepetalactone (78.8%) and germacrene D (9.4%), representing 88.2% of the total oil.
ISSN:1041-2905
2163-8152
DOI:10.1080/10412905.2005.9698973