The essential oil of Acinos suaveolens (Sm.) G. Don fil. Acinos arvensis (Lam.) Dandy and Acinos rotundifolius Pers. growing wild in Turkey

In this study, water‐distilled essential oil of three species of Acinos Miller (Lamiaceae) were analysed by GC–MS. Oils from A. suaveolens (Sm.) G. Don fil. were found to contain pulegone (23.2–80.7%) and isomenthone (1.1–54.1%). Oils from A. arvensis (Lam.) Dandy and A. rotundifolius Pers. were fou...

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Published in:Flavour and fragrance journal 1999-01, Vol.14 (1), p.60-64
Main Authors: Kaya, Ayla, Başer, K. Hüsnü C., Tümen, Gülendam, Koca, Fehmiye
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
A. arvensis (Lam.) Dandy
A. rotundifolius Pers
Acinos arvensis
Acinos rotundifolius
Acinos suaveolens
Acinos suaveolens (Sm.) G. Don fil
Applied sciences
Chemical industry and chemicals
composition
essential oil
Essential oils, perfumes
Exact sciences and technology
germacrene-D
hexadecanoic acid
isomenthone
Lamiaceae
pulegone
Washing products. Cosmetics and toiletries. Perfumes
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Summary:In this study, water‐distilled essential oil of three species of Acinos Miller (Lamiaceae) were analysed by GC–MS. Oils from A. suaveolens (Sm.) G. Don fil. were found to contain pulegone (23.2–80.7%) and isomenthone (1.1–54.1%). Oils from A. arvensis (Lam.) Dandy and A. rotundifolius Pers. were found to contain germacrene‐D (14.3% and 14.4–73.1%) hexadecanoic acid (14.0% and 17.5–30.2%). Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:0882-5734
1099-1026
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1026(199901/02)14:1<60::AID-FFJ785>3.0.CO;2-0