Essential Oil Characterization of Thymus vulgaris from Various Geographical Locations
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Essential Oil Characterization of Thymus vulgaris from Various Geographical Locations
Thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) is a commonly used flavoring agent and medicinal herb. Several chemotypes of thyme, based on essential oil compositions, have been established, including (1) linalool; (2) borneol; (3) geraniol; (4) sabinene hydrate; (5) thymol; (6) carvacrol, as well as a number of multiple-component chemotypes. In this work, two different T. vulgaris essential oils were obtained fro...
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عنوان ژورنال: Foods
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2304-8158
DOI: 10.3390/foods5040070