Volatile composition of Italian Thymus capitatus (L.) Hoffmanns. et Link leaves

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 239-243

  Condurso, Concetta ^a   Verzera, Antonella ^a   Ragusa, Salvatore ^b   Tripodi, Gianluca ^a   Dima, Giovanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

HS SPME GC MS; leaf essential oil; Thymus capitatus (L.) Hoffmanns. et Link; volatile constituents

Indexed keywords

CARYOPHYLLENE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY; HS-SPME-GC; LEAF ESSENTIAL OIL; SESQUITERPENES; SOLID-PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; VOLATILE COMPOSITION; VOLATILE CONSTITUENTS;

THYMUS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

EID: 84880192373     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2013.775680     Document Type: Article

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