Volatile Oil Composition of Natural Spice, Origanum majorana L. Grown in China

Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 458-462

  Jiang, Zi Tao ^a   Li, Rong ^a   Wang, Ying ^a   Chen, Shao Hui ^a   Guan, Wen Qiang ^b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF COMMERCE   (China)

^b Agricultural Products Freshness   (China)

Author keywords

Caryophyllene oxide; Chemical composition; GC MS; Hydrodistillation (HD); Origanum majorana L; Terpinen 4 ol

Indexed keywords

ORIGANUM MAJORANA;

EID: 80052836269     PISSN: 0972060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2011.10643601     Document Type: Article

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