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Original Articles

Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil of Tagetes minuta L.

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Pages 572-573 | Received 01 Jul 2004, Accepted 01 Nov 2004, Published online: 28 Nov 2011
 

Abstract

The essential oil was obtained by hydrodistillation from Tagetes minuta L. cultivated in Iran. The oil was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The main components were α-terpineol (20.8%), (Z)-β-ocimene (17.7%), dihydrotagetone (13.7%), (E)-ocimenone (13.3%), (Z)-tagetone (8.4%) and (Z)-ocimenone (6.1%).

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