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GC and GC–MS analysis of the essential oil of Nepeta cilicica Boiss. ex Benth. from Lebanon

Franco PiozziCarmen FormisanoNelly Apostolides ArnoldDaniela RiganoFelice Senatore

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Chromatography GasbiologyOrganic ChemistryPalmitic AcidPlant Sciencebiology.organism_classificationSesquiterpeneBiochemistryGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryAnalytical ChemistrySpathulenollaw.inventionchemistry.chemical_compoundchemistrylawNepetaδ cadineneBotanyNepetaOils VolatileGas chromatographyLebanonGas chromatography–mass spectrometrySesquiterpenesEssential oil

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The hydrodistillation of the aerial parts of Nepeta cilicica Boiss. ex Benth., collected in Lebanon in the Horsh Ehden reserve, yielded 0.13% (w/w) of essential oil. Gas chromatography (GC) and GC-mass spectroscopy analysis enabled the identification of 75 compounds representing 96.8% of the total oil. The most abundant compounds were spathulenol (15.1%), hexadecanoic acid (14%), δ-cadinene (5.5%) and α-copaene (4.5%). On the whole, the oil was constituted mainly by sesquiterpenes (45.9%), among which sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (27.6%) slightly prevailed over oxygenated sesquiterpenes (18.3%).

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2013-06-18Natural Product Research
https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2013.805332