Essential oil composition of the Balkan endemic Thymus longedentatus (Degen & Urum.) Ronniger
Author
Aneva, Ina
Trendafilova, Antoaneta
Nikolova, Milena
Todorova, Milka
Georgieva, Kristina
Abstract
The chemical composition of essential oil obtained from the aerial parts of the Balkan endemic species Thymus longedentatuswas studied by GC-MS. Twenty eight compounds, consisting 98.2% of the total components were detected in amounts exceeding 0.1%. The oil was characterized by relatively high concencentration of oxygentated monoterpenes (78.7%), among which citral isomers neral (27.5%) and geranial (30.3%) were the principal ones. In addition, 1,8-cineole (7.8%), trans-β-ocimene (7.5%), and β-myrcene (3.7%) were detected in significant ammounts. Germacrene D (4.4%) was found to be the main sesquiterpene in the essential oil.