Journal
FLAVOUR AND FRAGRANCE JOURNAL
Volume 20, Issue 3, Pages 274-277Publisher
JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD
DOI: 10.1002/ffj.1453
Keywords
Myrtus communis L; essential oil composition; alpha-pinene
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
The yield and composition variation of the leaf essential oil from Myrtus communis L, an aromatic wild plant which grows in the area of Tabarka (north-western Tunisia) were investigated. Essential oil was obtained by steam distillation at atmospheric pressure of the dried, ground herbal material. The yield of essential oil reached a peak at the beginning of the flowering stage (0.54%) and a minimum after the flowering period (0.27%). Thirty-nine components were identified in the essential oil by GC and GC-MS. The major constituent of the oil was found to be a-pinene. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available