Variability in essential oil and bioactive chiral monoterpenoid compositions of Indian oregano (Origanum vulgare L.) populations from northwestern Himalaya and their chemotaxonomy

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 422-426

  Bisht, Deepa ^a   Chanotiya, Chandan S ^b   Rana, Mahendra ^a   Semwal, Manoj ^b  

^a KUMAUN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

Author keywords

(1S) ( ) borneol; (1S) ( ) bornyl acetate; (S) ( ) terpineol; Carvacrol; Chemotaxonomy; Chemotypes; Enantiomers; Essential oil composition; Labiatae; Linalool; Origanum vulgare; Thymol

Indexed keywords

(1S) (-)-BORNEOL; (1S) (-)-BORNYL ACETATE; CARVACROL; CHEMOTAXONOMY; CHEMOTYPES; ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION; LABIATAE; LINALOOL; ORIGANUM VULGARE; THYMOL;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; CHIRALITY; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; ENANTIOMERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GAS OILS; OLEFINS; PHENOLS; UNSATURATED COMPOUNDS;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMOTAXONOMY; ESSENTIAL OIL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MONOTERPENE;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS;

LAMIACEAE; ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM VULGARE;

BIOACTIVE PROPERTY; BIOLOGICAL PROPERTY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; OIL;

EID: 70349194363     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2009.07.014     Document Type: Article

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