Chromatographic evaluation of the composition of essential oil and α-Pinene enantiomers in juniperus communis L. Berries during Ripening

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 453-458

  Loziene K ^a   Labokas, J ^a   Venskutonis, P R ^b   Mazdzieriene R ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Lithuania)

^b KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Caryophyllene oxide; Chiral gas chromatography; Cupressaceae; Essential oil composition; Juniperus communis; Myrcene; pinene; pinene enantiomers; caryophyllene

Indexed keywords

CARYOPHYLLENE; CARYOPHYLLENE OXIDE; CHIRAL GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; CUPRESSACEAE; ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS; MYRCENE;

CHIRALITY; ENANTIOMERS; FRUITS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HARVESTING; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

CITHAREXYLUM CAUDATUM; CUPRESSACEAE; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 77956599708     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2010.9700370     Document Type: Article

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