TY  - JOUR
AU  - Adinee, Jafer 
AU  - Piri, Khosro 
AU  - Karami, Omid 
PY  - 2008
TI  - Essential Oil Component in Flower of Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis L.)
JF  - American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology
VL  - 4
IS  - 3
DO  - 10.3844/ajbbsp.2008.277.278
UR  - https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajbbsp.2008.277.278
AB  - This research focuses on the analysis of the chemical composition lemon balm essential oil. The essential oil of flowers was obtained by steam distillation with a Clevenger apparatus. The chemical components of the essential oil of lemon balm were analyzed by capillary GC and GC/MS and 12 substances were identified. The flower oil contained trans-carveol (28.89%), citronellol (25.24%), δ-3-carene (5.26%), citronellal (4.9%), geraniol (2.2%), 1-octene-3-ol (2.03%) and spathulenol (2.06%). The trans-carveol in flowers was dominant among components.