The essential oil composition of wild growing sweet marjoram (origanum majorana L., lamiaceae) from cyprus—three chemotypes

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 339-341

  Novak, Johannes ^a   Lukas, Brigitte ^a   Franz, Chlodwig M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Cis sabinene hydrate; Cis sabinene hydrate acetate; Essential oil composition; Lamiaceae; Origanum majorana L.; Trans sabinene hydrate; terpineol

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; HYDRATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOFTWOODS; STANDARDS;

BICYCLIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMOTYPE; CHEMOTYPES; CIS SABINENE HYDRATE; ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION; INDIVIDUAL (PSS 544-7); LAMIACEAE; NATURAL POPULATIONS; OIL COMPOUNDS; ORIGANUM MAJORANA; SABINENE; SWEET MARJORAM;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

LAMIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM MAJORANA;

EID: 47749138201     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2008.9700026     Document Type: Article

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