GC/MS Analysis of essential oils of Cymbopogon schoenanthus and Origanum majorana L. grown in eastern Algeria

Abstract

The chemical compositions of the essential oils obtained from the aerial parts (leaves) of Cymbogopogn schoenanthus and Origanum majorana L, grown in Eastern Algeria (35 24'15" N and 8 7'27" E), by hydrodistillation was carried out using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. The components obtained were identified. The most important compound detected in leaves of Cymbopogon proxima L was 4-isopropyl-1-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-ol (cis)(15%) and most important compound detected in leaves of Origanum majorana L was p-menth-1-en-4-ol,(R)(21%).