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A New cis-Sabinene Hydrate Chemotype Detected in Large Thyme (Thymus pulegioides L.) Growing Wild in Denmark

  • Eva Grøndahl
  • , Bodil Ehlers
  • , K Keefover-Ring
  • Aarhus University

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Abstract

Foliage was collected from flowering individuals of large thyme (Thymus pulegioides L.) at seven localities in southern Denmark. The leaf material was soaked in 96% ethanol and subsequently analyzed for terpenes using GC and GC/MS. Five chemotypes were detected: carvacrol, linalool, geraniol and thymol, all of which are known to appear in large thyme. In addition, individuals containing the monoterpene cis-sabinene hydrate as the dominant component of their essential oil were found. A sabinene hydrate chemotype has not previously been detected in large thyme, although it does occur in other thyme species.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Essential Oil Research
Volume20
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)40-41
Number of pages2
ISSN1041-2905
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • technology, engineering and IT
  • Lamiaceae
  • Thymus pulegioides
  • chemotype
  • cis-sabinene hydrate
  • extract composition

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