Essential oil composition of Hypericum hirsutum L.

✍ Scribed by B. T. Gudžic; A. Šmelcerović; S. D̄ord̄ević; N. Mimica-Dukić; M. Ristić

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 93 KB
• Volume: 22
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0882-5734
• DOI: 10.1002/ffj.1749

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

The essential oil of Hypericum hirsutum was analysed for the first time. Twenty‐seven components were identified. The non‐terpene compounds had the highest contribution (46.6%). A low monoterpenes content (1.3%) characterized the oil. The major constituents were n‐undecane (32.2%), patchoulene (11.8%) and caryophyllene oxide (9.3%), which are not significantly represented in the essential oils of other species of the genus Hypericum examined. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.