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Plant Compounds of Nepeta cataria , the Catmint

Kingdom:  Plantae
Class:  Magnoliopsida
Order:  Lamiales
Family:  Lamiaceae
Genus:  Nepeta
Author:  Linnaeus
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Bedoukain RussellIPM

Compounds:

De Pooter  1988 
 
        4aR7S7aS-nepetalactone  80.55 Relative ratio of the component   Bokrijk, Belgium  oil 
        4aS7R7aR-nepetalactone  0.05 Relative ratio of the component      
        4aS7S7aR-nepetalactone  10.05 Relative ratio of the component      
        4aS7S7aS-nepetalactone  1 Relative ratio of the component      
        alpha-caryophyllene  0.75 Relative ratio of the component      
        beta-caryophyllene  4.4 Relative ratio of the component      
        beta-farnesene  0.2 Relative ratio of the component      
        caryophyllene oxide  0.6 Relative ratio of the component      
        cis-beta-ocimene  0.1 Relative ratio of the component      
        dehydronepetalactone  0.05 Relative ratio of the component      
        germacrene D  0.05 Relative ratio of the component      
        trans-beta-ocimene  0.35 Relative ratio of the component      
 
Tittel  1982 
 
        1R2S5R-isopulegol  3.3 Relative ratio of the component   Spain  oil 
        alpha-cadinol  5 Relative ratio of the component      
        alpha-caryophyllene  0.6 Relative ratio of the component      
        beta-caryophyllene  5.8 Relative ratio of the component      
        beta-elemene  7.5 Relative ratio of the component      
        cadinol  2.2 Relative ratio of the component      
        caryophyllene oxide  4.5 Relative ratio of the component      
        citronellal  2.6 Relative ratio of the component      
        citronellol  15.6 Relative ratio of the component      
        delta-cadinene  5.5 Relative ratio of the component      
        elemol  11.9 Relative ratio of the component      
        gamma-cadinene  1.7 Relative ratio of the component      
        geranial  4.9 Relative ratio of the component      
        geraniol  9.5 Relative ratio of the component      
        germacrene D  0.05 Relative ratio of the component      
        limonene  0.3 Relative ratio of the component      
        linalool  1.8 Relative ratio of the component      
        neral  1.5 Relative ratio of the component      
        nerol  3.7 Relative ratio of the component      
        phytone  2.2 Relative ratio of the component      
        sulcatone  0.6 Relative ratio of the component      
 
Malizia  1996 
 
        3-carene  0.82 Relative ratio of the component   Rio Primero, C�rdoba, Argentina  oil 
        alpha-caryophyllene  1.27 Relative ratio of the component      
        alpha-pinene  0.08 Relative ratio of the component      
        beta-caryophyllene  8.1 Relative ratio of the component      
        beta-farnesene  2.14 Relative ratio of the component      
        beta-pinene  0.09 Relative ratio of the component      
        caryophyllene oxide  19.35 Relative ratio of the component      
        eucalyptol  0.12 Relative ratio of the component      
        humulene epoxide I  1.63 Relative ratio of the component      
        limonene  0.09 Relative ratio of the component      
        linalool  0.13 Relative ratio of the component      
        myrcene  0.08 Relative ratio of the component      
        nepetalactone  57.3 Relative ratio of the component      
        piperitone  1.12 Relative ratio of the component      
 
Zhu  1993 
 
        8-3Kt  0.1 Relative ratio of the component   China  oil 
        acetophenone  0.46 Relative ratio of the component      
        alpha-caryophyllene  9.53 Relative ratio of the component      
        alpha-copaene  0.1 Relative ratio of the component      
        alpha-farnesene  0.43 Relative ratio of the component      
        alpha-ocimene  3.62 Relative ratio of the component      
        alpha-pinene  0.15 Relative ratio of the component      
        alpha-terpineol  0.31 Relative ratio of the component      
        beta-bourbonene  0.3 Relative ratio of the component      
        beta-cadinene  0.19 Relative ratio of the component      
        beta-caryophyllene  1.46 Relative ratio of the component      
        beta-cubebene  0.57 Relative ratio of the component      
        beta-eudesmol  0.22 Relative ratio of the component      
        beta-farnesene  0.11 Relative ratio of the component      
        beta-ocimene  0.71 Relative ratio of the component      
        camphor  0.1 Relative ratio of the component      
        carvomenthone  0.66 Relative ratio of the component      
        carvone  52.24 Relative ratio of the component      
        carvyl acetate  0.13 Relative ratio of the component      
        cis-carveol  0.14 Relative ratio of the component      
        citronellol  0.1 Relative ratio of the component      
        citronellyl acetate  0.19 Relative ratio of the component      
        delta7-octen-4-ol  1.16 Relative ratio of the component      
        geranial  1.3 Relative ratio of the component      
        geranyl acetate  0.12 Relative ratio of the component      
        limonene  16.03 Relative ratio of the component      
        linalool  0.83 Relative ratio of the component      
        myrcene  0.4 Relative ratio of the component      
        nerolidol  0.8 Relative ratio of the component      
        sabinene  0.1 Relative ratio of the component      
        trans-carveol  1.4 Relative ratio of the component      
 
Reference(s):

De Pooter, H.L., Nicolai, B., de Laet, J., de Buyck, L.F., Schamp, N.M., and Goetghebeur, P. 1988. The essential oils of five Nepeta species. A preliminary evaluation of their use in chemotaxonomy by cluster analysis. Flavour Fragr. J. 3(4):155-159.
 
Malizia, R.A., Molli, J.S., Cardell, D.A., and Retamar, J.A. 1996. Volatile constituents of the essential oil of Nepeta cataria L. grown in Cordoba Province (Argentina). J. Essent. Oil Res. 8(5):565-567.
 
Tittel, G., Wagner, H., and Bos, R. 1982. Chemical composition of the essential oil from Melissa. Planta Med. 46(2):91-98.
 
Zhu, L., Li, Y., Li, B., Lu, B., and Xia, N. 1993. Aromatic plants and essential constituents. South China Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Peace Book Co. Ltd., Hong Kong. 175.
 
 
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