• DOI:10.1080/0972060X.2014.890075
• Corpus ID: 95564601

Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil of Satureja myrtifolia (Boiss. & Hohen.) from Lebanon

@article{Zebib2015ChemicalCO,
  title={Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil of Satureja myrtifolia (Boiss. \& Hohen.) from Lebanon},
  author={Bachar Zebib and Marc El Beyrouthy and Carl Safi and Othmane Merah},
  journal={Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants},
  year={2015},
  volume={18},
  pages={248 - 254}
}

• Bachar Zebib, M. Beyrouthy, +1 author O. Merah
• Published 2 January 2015
• Chemistry
• Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants

Abstract Satureja myrtifolia (Boiss. & Hohen.) Greuter & Burdeta medicinal plant belonging to the Lamiaceae family was collected from south of Lebanon and hydro-distilled by Clevenger method. Essential oil composition from aerial parts was analyzed by GC-MS technique. The odor of essential oil is characteristic, and clear yellow liquid oil was obtained after hydro-distillation. The yield of the essential oil was 1.25±0.02 % of dry matter (w/w). Thirty nine volatile components were identified in the Satureja myrtifolia oil, which shows a high amount of hydrocarbons class (57.82±0.1 %). Other classes were also identified such assesquiterpene hydrocarbons (12.96±0.1 %), oxygenated sesquiterpenes (10.65±0.2 %), phenolic compounds (10.32±0.1 %), acids (5.53±0.1 %), and monoterpenes hydrocarbons (2.21±0.1 %).In addition, a comparison with the unique study performed on Satureja myrtifolia was also carried out.