Chemical diversity among different accessions of Origanum vulgare L. ssp. vulgare collected from Central Himalayan region of Uttarakhand, India

References

• J.H. Ietswaart, A taxonomic revision of the genus Origanum (Labiatae), p. 4, Leiden University Press, The Hague (1980).
   Google Scholar
• Anonymous, The Wealth of India, Raw Materials, Vol. VII, pp. 105–106, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi (1966).
   Google Scholar
• E. Wogiatzi, N. Goulias, A. Papachatzis, I. Vagelas and N. Chouharas, Chemical composition and antimicrobial effects of Greek Origanum species essential oil. Biotechnology, 1322–1324, (2009).
   Google Scholar
• F. Sahin, M. Gulluce, D. Daferera, A. Sokmen, M. Sokmen, M. Polissiou, G. Agar and H. Ozer, Biological activities of the essential oils and methanol extract of Origanum vulgare ssp. vulgare in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. Food Control, 15, 549–557 (2004).
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• H.J.D. Dorman, P. Surai and S.G. Deans, In vitro antioxidant activity of a number of plant essential oils and phytoconstituents. J. Essent. Oil Res., 12, 241–248 (2000).
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• L.D. Martino, V.D. Feo, C. Formisano, E. Mignola and F. Senatore, Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oils from three chemotypes of Origanum vulgare L. ssp. hirtum (Link) Ietswaart growing wild in Campania (Southern Italy). Molecules, 14, 2735–2746 (2009).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• O. Prakash, L. Kanyal, M. Chandra and A.K. Pant, Chemical diversity and antioxidant activity of essential oils among different accessions of Origanum vulgare L. collected from Uttarakhand region. Ind. J. Nat. Prod. Resour., 4, 212–218 (2013).
   Google Scholar
• R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, D. Saikia, A. Chauhan and V. Krishna, Antibacterial activity of Origanum vulgare L. populations of Indian origin. J. Biol. Active. Prod., 2, 353–359 (2012).
   Google Scholar
• V.K. Kaul, B. Singh and R.P. Sood, Essential oil of Origanum vulgare L. from North India. J. Essent. Oil Res., 8, 101–103 (1996).
   Google Scholar
• J. Malestic, M. Milas and I. Jerkovic, Essential oil and glycosidically bound volatiles of Origanum vulgare L. ssp. hirtum (Link) Ietswaart. Flavour Fragr. J., 15, 190–194 (2000).
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• C. Pande and C.S. Mathela, Essential oil composition of Origanum vulgare L. ssp. vulgare from Kumaon Himalayas. J. Essent. Oil Res., 12, 441–442 (2000).
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• E. Sezik, G. Tumen, N. Kirimer, T. Ozek and K.H.C. Baser, Essential oil composition of four Origanum vulgare subspecies of Anatolian origin. J. Essent. Oil Res., 5, 425–431 (1993).
   Google Scholar
• J.C. Chalchat and B. Pasquier, Morphological and chemical studies of Origanum clones: Origanum vulgare L. ssp. vulgare. J. Essent. Oil Res., 10, 119–125 (1998).
   Google Scholar
• N. Kumar, R. Shukla, A. Yadav and G.D. Bagchi, Essential oil constituents of Origanum vulgare collected from a high altitude of Himachal Pradesh. Indian Perfumer, 5, 31–33 (2007).
   Google Scholar
• R.S. Verma, L. Rahman, R.K. Verma, C.S. Chanotiya, A. Chauhan, A. Yadav and A. Singh, Changes in the essential oil content and composition of Origanum vulgare L. during annual growth from Kumaon Himalaya. Curr. Sci., 98, 1010–1012 (2010).
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• K.H.C. Baser, T. Ozek, G. Tumen and E. Sezik, Composition essential oil of Turkish Origanum species with commercial importance. J. Essent. Oil Res., 5, 619–623 (1993).
   Google Scholar
• M. Russo, G.C. Galletti, P. Bocchini and A. Carnacini, Essential oil chemical composition of wild populations of Italian oregano spice (Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum (Link) Ietswaart): A preliminary evaluation of their use in chemotaxonomy by cluster analysis, 1. Inflorescences. J Agric Food Chem., 46, 3741–3746 (1998).
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• M. Skoula, P. Gotsiou, G. Naxakis and C.B. Johnson, A chemosystematic investigation on the mono- and sesquiterpenoids in the genus Origanum (Labiatae). Phytochemistry, 52, 649–657 (1999).
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• D.G. Mockute Bernotiene and A. Judzentiene, The essential oil of Origanum vulgare L. ssp. vulgare growing wild in Vilnius district (Lithuania). Phytochemistry, 57, 65–69 (2001).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• D. Bisht, C.S. Chanotiya, M. Rana and M. Semwal, Variability in essential oil and bioactive chiral monoterpenoid compositions of Indian oregano (Origanum vulgare L.) populations from north-western Himalaya and their chemotaxonomy. Ind. Crops Prod., 30, 422–426 (2009).
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia, A. Chauhan, R.K. Verma, A.K. Yadav and H.P. Singh, Chemical diversity in Indian oregano (Origanum vulgare L.). Chem. Biodivers., 7, 2054–2064 (2010).
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia and A.Chauhan, Volatile constituents of Origanum vulgare L., ‘thymol, chemotype: Variability in north India during plant ontogeny. Nat. Prod. Res., 26, 1358–1362 (2012).
   Google Scholar
• R.S. Verma, R.C. Padalia and A. Chauhan, Compositional analysis of the leaf and flower essential oils of Indian oregano (Origanum vulgare L). J. Essent. Oil-Bear. Plants, 15, 651–656 (2012).
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• A. Chauhan, R.S. Verma and R.K. Verma, Evaluation of promising accessions of Indian oregano (Origanum vulgare L.) for cultivation under temperate climatic conditions. J. Essent. Oil-Bear. Plants, 16, 655–660 (2013).
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• R.P. Adams, Identification of Essential Oil Components by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry, 4th edn., Allured Publishing Corp, Carol stream, IL (2007).
   Google Scholar