PubMed · 2005 · 31 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesBotanyPlant SciencesEthnobotanyPlant BiochemistrySteroid BiochemistryAromatic PlantsEssential Oil PlantsMedicinal PlantsTerpenoid BiosynthesisEssential Oil AnalysisEssential Oil BiosynthesisEssential Oil ExtractionEssential Oil ProfilingMedicinal Aromatic PlantsMedicinal Plant ResourcesTerpene CompoundsTerpenoid Profiling
Isolation and GC/MS quantitative determination of ursolic acid in the herb of Nepeta cataria var. citriodora have been performed. The content of this compound was in the range 0.95-1.30%. Daucosterol (beta-sitosterol 3-O-beta-D-glucoside) was also isolated from the plant, in addition to small amounts of beta-sitosterol, campesterol, alpha-amyrin and beta-amyrin. The content and composition of essential oil in samples of the Nepeta cataria var. citriodora herb have been analysed as well.