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3. Chemical composition
3.1 General
The plant cell is the seat of biosynthesis of the fundamental compounds of living matter: proteins, lipids, sugars... It is capable of coordinating the multiple enzymatic reactions leading to the production of essential oils. Certain cells take charge of these biosyntheses and also store the metabolites formed. This is a whole range of biochemical reactions involved in plant life: respiration, photosynthesis, etc.
As a result, essential oils are complex mixtures of organic compounds with very diverse chemical structures and functions, the result of biosynthesis, particularly that of isoprenoids (monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, diterpenes, triterpenes, carotenoids).
It's not uncommon for modern instrumental analysis (capillary...
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Lesser essential oils
Some essential oils of lesser importance are dealt with briefly in the table 1 . For further details, please refer to the bibliographical references cited in this table.
The eighty oils mentioned here belong to the same groups as those studied in detail in article [K 345] and listed...
Standardization
The main standardization committees for essential oils are as follows.
France
— Commission de normalisation du Syndicat national des fabricants et importateurs d'huiles essentielles et produits aromatiques naturels de Grasse (standards: 2nd ed. 1959)
French Standards Association (AFNOR)
- Huiles essentielles. Règles générales concernant les caractéristiques des...
List of essential oil suppliers
Please refer to the bibliographic reference
1) Aripe Citrica Agro-Industrial S.A.
2) Adams Packing Association Inc.
3) Adrian S.A.
4) Aggarwal...
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