Essential Oil Component in Flower of Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis L.)
Jafer Adinee1, Khosro Piri1 & Omid Karami1 Show affiliations
- Bu-Ali Sina University, Iran
American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Volume 4, Issue 3, pp. 277–278 · doi.org/10.3844/ajbbsp.2008.277.278
Abstract
This research focuses on the analysis of the chemical composition lemon balm essential oil. The essential oil of flowers was obtained by steam distillation with a Clevenger apparatus. The chemical components of the essential oil of lemon balm were analyzed by capillary GC and GC/MS and 12 substances were identified. The flower oil contained trans-carveol (28.89%), citronellol (25.24%), δ-3-carene (5.26%), citronellal (4.9%), geraniol (2.2%), 1-octene-3-ol (2.03%) and spathulenol (2.06%). The trans-carveol in flowers was dominant among components.
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Adinee, J., Piri, K. & Karami, O. (2008). Essential Oil Component in Flower of Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis L.). American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 4(3), 277–278. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajbbsp.2008.277.278
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