Composition of the essential oil of Origanum tyttanthum from Tajikistan

Nat Prod Commun. 2011 Nov;6(11):1719-22.

Abstract

Origanum tyttanthum Gontsch. was collected from two different sites in south-central Tajikistan. The essential oils were obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. A total of 52 compounds were identified representing 99.0-100% of total oil compositions. The major components of Origanum tyttanthum Gontsch. oil were carvacrol (34.3-59.2%), thymol (10.8-46.4%), p-cymene (0.7-7.3%), beta-thujone (1.9-4.1%), piperitenone oxide (0.1-3.8%), gamma-terpinene (0.3-3.5%), cis-piperitone epoxide (0.8-3.3%), carvacrol acetate (0.4-2.4%), menthone (0.6-2.1%) and borneol (1.0-2.3%).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Oils, Volatile / chemistry*
  • Origanum / chemistry*
  • Tajikistan

Substances

  • Oils, Volatile