Analysis of essential oils from chemotypes of Thymus vulgaris in Catalonia

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2327-2333

  Torras, Josep ^a   Grau, M Dolors ^a   López, Jordi F ^b   De Las Heras, F Xavier C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Chemotypes; Essential oils; Thymus vulgaris L.

Indexed keywords

THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 34548313950     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2995     Document Type: Article

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