Compositional characteristics of the essential oil of Myrtus communis grown in the central part of Saudi Arabia

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 13-18

  Khan, Merajuddin ^a   Al Mansour, Mansour A ^a   Mousa, Ahmad A ^a   Alkhathlan, Hamad Z ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

pinene; terpineol; 1,8 cineole; essential oil; linalool; Myrtaceae; Myrtus communis

Indexed keywords

1 ,8-CINEOLE; COMPOSITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; LINALOOL; LITERATURE SEARCH; MYRTACEAE; MYRTUS COMMUNIS; OIL COMPOSITION; OXYGENATED DERIVATIVES;

ALCOHOLS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MONOTERPENES; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

MYRTACEAE; MYRTUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 84889882413     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2013.820671     Document Type: Article

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