Volume 66, Issue 2, August 1999, Pages 143–145

Chemical composition of the essential oil of marjoram (Origanum majorana L.) from Reunion Island

R.R. Vera,
J. Chane-Ming

Laboratoire d'Agrochimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université de la Réunion, 15 avenue René Cassin, BP 7151, 97715 Saint Denis Messag Cedex 9, Réunion, France

Received 18 February 1997. Revised 16 September 1997. Accepted 13 October 1997. Available online 12 May 1999.

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1. Introduction

2. Materials and methods

3. Results and discussion

Acknowledgements

References

Abstract

Capillary gas chromatography, mass and FTIR spectrometry were used to analyse the composition of the water-distilled essential oil of marjoram (Origanum majorana L.) grown in Reunion Island located in Indian Ocean (21°S 55°E). Among 45 compounds recorded by gas chromatography, GC–MS and GC–FTIR 43 components were identified. The essential oil was found to be rich in terpinen-4-ol (38.4%), cis-sabinene hydrate (15.0%), p-cymene (7.0%) and γ-terpinene (6.9%). ©

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Table 1. Percentage composition of the essential oil of Origanum majorana L.

*Tentative identification from mass spectra data; tr, trace (<0.02%); R.I., retention indices.

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