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AUTHOR
Isabel Pérez
Chemotaxonomic value of the essential oil compounds in species of Teucrium pumilum aggregate
Volatile compounds from the aerial parts of Teucrium lepicephalum Pau and Teucrium carolipaui C. Vicioso ex Pau, both belonging to the Teucrium pumilum aggregate, were analysed by capillary GC and GC-MS. From the common and specific compounds (mono- and sesquiterpenes) of the two taxa, chemical characterization was carried out and taxonomic relationships were assessed. Application of the cluster and k-means discriminant analysis shows a differential chemical relationship between T. lepicephalum and Teucrium carolipaui.
Essential oil analysis ofTeucrium libanitisandT. turredanumby GC and GC-MS
The chemical composition of the six essential oils obtained from Teucrium libanitis and Teucrium turredanum collected at different localities was analysed by GC and GC–MS. Fifty-three constituents were identified. The oil of T. libanitis is characterized by the monoterpene α-pinene (9.9–21.2%) and the sesquiterpene δ-cadinene (5.3–9.7%), while that of T. turredanum had a higher content of sesquiterpenoids: β-caryophyllene (15.6–32.6%), α-humulene (4.7–10.1%) and β-bisabolol (6.4–8.3%), and a lower percentage of monoterpenoids (<1%). A multivariate procedure (hierarchical clustering) for detecting natural grouping established that T. libanitis and T. turredanum constitute two independent taxa…