Composition of the essential oils from the roots of thapsia maxima miller and T. Villosa L.

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 303-309

  Avato, Pinarosa ^a   Smitt, Ulla W ^b  

^a Via Edoardo O   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Apiaceae; Caryophyllene oxide; Cedryl acetate; Chemotypes; Elemicin; Essential oil composition; Farnesyl acetate; Guaiol; Humulene oxide; Methyl eugenol; Ploidy; Spathulenol; Thapsia maxima; Thapsia villosa; caryophyllene; oplopenone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008404509     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2000.9699522     Document Type: Article

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