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Chemical variability of Artemisia herba-alba Asso essential oils from East Morocco

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Chemical compositions of 16 Artemisia herba-alba oil samples harvested in eight East Moroccan locations were investigated by GC and GC/MS. Chemical variability of the A. herba-alba oils is also discussed using statistical analysis. Detailed analysis of the essential oils led to the identification of 52 components amounting to 80.5–98.6 % of the total oil. The investigated chemical compositions showed significant qualitative and quantitative differences. According to their major components (camphor, chrysanthenone, and α- and β-thujone), three main groups of essential oils were found. This study also found regional specificity of the major components.

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  1. Laboratoire de Chimie des Produits Naturels, Université de Corse, BP 52, CNRS-UMR 6134, 20250, Corti, France

    Julien Paolini, Jean-Marie Desjobert, Jean Costa & Alain Muselli

  2. Laboratoire de Chimie Appliquée et Environnement, Faculté des Sciences, Université d’Oujda, 60000, Oujda, Morocco

    El Mokhtar El Ouariachi, Abdelhamid Bouyanzer & Belkheir Hammouti

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Paolini, J., El Ouariachi, E.M., Bouyanzer, A. et al. Chemical variability of Artemisia herba-alba Asso essential oils from East Morocco. Chem. Pap. 64, 550–556 (2010). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11696-010-0051-5

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