Seasonal variation in the essential oil composition of Origanum majorana L. cultivated in Egypt

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 64, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 611-614

  Soliman, Fathy M ^a   Yousif, Miriam F ^a   Zaghloul, Soumaya S ^a   Okba, Mona M ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Essential oil; Origanum majorana; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

LAMIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM MAJORANA;

EID: 70449585114     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2009-9-1001     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Adams R. P. (2004), Identification of Essential Oil Components by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy. Allured Publishing Corporation, Carol Stream, IL, USA.
2. Bown D. (2002), New Encyclopedia of Herbs and their Uses. The Royal Horticultural Society, New York, p. 296.
3. Davis N. W. (1990), Gas chromatographic retention indices of monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes on methyl silicon and Carbowax 20 M phases. J. Chromatogr. A 503, 1-24.
4. Fischer N., Nitz S., and Drawert F. (1987), Original flavor compounds and the essential oil composition of marjoram (Majorana hortensis Moench.). Flav. Fragr. J. 2, 55-61.
5. Gruenwald J., Brendler T., and Jaenicke C. (2004), PDR for Herbal Medicines, 3rd ed. Medical Economics, Montvale, NJ, USA, pp. 808-809.
6. Guenther E. (1952), The Essential Oils, Vol. III. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., New York, London, pp. 519-545.
7. Heinz A. H. (1981), Taschenbuch der Drogenkunde. De Gruyter, Berlin, New York, p. 197.
8. Marderosian A. and Beutler J. A. (2002), Oregano. In: The Review of Natural Products, 3rd ed. Facts and Comparisons, St. Louis, MO, USA, pp. 539-541.
9. Sarer E., Scheffer J. J. C., and Svedsen A. B. (1982), Monoterpenes in the essential oil of Origanum majorana. Planta Med. 46, 236-239.
10. Soliman F. M., Yousif M. F., Zaghloul S. S., and Okba M. M. (2007), Comparative botanical study, DNA fingerprinting and proximate analysis of Origanum syriacum L. subsp. sinaicum Greuter and Burdet and Origanum majorana L. Bull. Fac. Pharm. Cairo Univ. 45, 157-180.
11. The Egyptian Pharmacopoeia (1984), English Text, 3rd ed. General Organization for Government Printing House, Cairo, pp. 31-33.
12. Vági E., Simándi B., Suhajda Á., and Héthelyi É. (2005), Essential oil composition and antimicrobial activity of Origanum majorana L. extracts obtained with ethyl alcohol and supercritical carbon dioxide. Food Res. Int. 38, 51-57.