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Journal of Essential Oil Research Volume 11, 1999 - Issue 2
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Analysis/Composition

Aeollanthus pubescens Benth. A Potential Source of Thymol-rich Essential Oil

Komla Sanda Université du Bénin, École Supérieure d'Agronomie JER Physico-chimie et Substances Naturelles, BP 20131, Lome Togo
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Koffi Koba Université du Bénin, École Supérieure d'Agronomie JER Physico-chimie et Substances Naturelles, BP 20131, Lome Togo
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Baba A. Walla Université du Bénin, École Supérieure d'Agronomie JER Physico-chimie et Substances Naturelles, BP 20131, Lome Togo
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Koffi Akpagana Université du Bénin, Faculté des Sciences, Département de Botanique, BP 1515, Lome Togo
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François-Xavier Garneau Laboratoire d'analyse et de séparation des essences végétates, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, Québec, G7H 2B1, Canada
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Hélène Gagnon Laboratoire d'analyse et de séparation des essences végétates, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, Québec, G7H 2B1, Canada
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France-Ida Jean Laboratoire d'analyse et de séparation des essences végétates, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, Québec, G7H 2B1, Canada
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Pages 257-258 | Received 01 May 1998, Accepted 01 May 1998, Published online: 09 Dec 2011
 
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Abstract

The leaf and stem steam-distilled oil of Aeollanthus pubescens Benth. cultivated in Lome (Togo) was isolated and analyzed for percentage composition using both GC and GC/MS. Oils from fresh or dry herb contained thymol (46–50%) and γ-terpinene (12–13%) as the main components.

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