Research Article

Chemical Composition and Enzymatic Screening of Micromeria fruticosa serpyllifolia Volatile Oils Collected from Three Different Regions of West Bank, Palestine

Table 4

Main components and their structures of M fruticosa serpyllifolia VOs from different origin.

Origin Sample periodExtraction methodCompound and concentrationReference

Palestinebefore flowering stage (March)hydrodistillationpulegone 58.5%Shehab et al., (2012) [24]
neoiso-Menthol 8.7%
Isomenthone 3.9%
Isocaryophyllene 3.9%

Turkeyflowering stagehydrodistillationpiperitenone 50.61%Gulluce et al., (2004) [28]
pulegone 29.19%
Isomenthone 3.92%

Lebanonfull flowering stage in JulyhydrodistillationPulegone 30.41% Al-Hamawi et al.,(2011) [13]
D-limonene 15.64%
Menthalactone10.28%