Research Article
Ecotypic Variations Affected the Biological Effectiveness of Thymus daenensis Celak Essential Oil
Table 1
Environmental conditions and physical properties of Thymus daenensis essential oils.
| Ecotype | Ecotype location | City, province | Altitude (m) | Temperature (°C) | Average humidity (%) | Density (g/ml) at 25°C | ε280 nm (l/(cm × g)) | Refractive index at 25°C | Yield (v/w %) | | | | | Max | Min | | | | | |
| TD1 | 34 59 17N | Gharechaie highlands, Marekazi | 1900 | 23.9 | 6 | 40 | 0.94 ± 0.12 | 2.83 ± 1.01 | 1.32 ± 0.01 | 0.82 ± 0.21 | 49 19 49E |
| TD2 | 33 15 00N | Khoramabad, Lorestan | 1830 | 38.8 | −1.6 | 57 | 0.84 ± 0.04 | 1.98 ± 0.77 | 1.45 ± 0.08 | 0.36 ± 0.28 | 48 30 00E |
| TD3 | 33 25 00N | Khoramabad, Lorestan | 1900 | 38.8 | −1.6 | 57 | 0.98 ± 0.05 | 7.41 ± 2.32 | 1.38 ± 0.03 | 0.56 ± 0.13 | 48 40 00E |
| TD4 | 39 52 42N | Daran, Isfahan | 2500 | 23 | −3.1 | 42 | 0.96 ± 0.11 | 3.22 ± 1.74 | 1.39 ± 0.06 | 0.60 ± 0.23 | 50 23 21E |
| TD5 | 34 05 06N | Kharkan, Markazi | 1965 | 35.5 | −4.4 | 31 | 0.88 ± 0.04 | 5.38 ± 0.82 | 1.44 ± 0.03 | 0.62 ± 0.17 | 49 24 50E |
| TD6 | 34 11 38N | Arak, Markazi | 2404 | 27 | 3 | 46 | 0.93 ± 0.06 | 2.92± 0.19 | 1.46 ± 0.09 | 0.86 ± 0.25 | 49 29 41E |
| TD7 | 32 55 52N | Fereidonshahr, Isfahan | 2615 | 21.3 | −4.5 | 50 | 0.88 ± 0.02 | 7.99 ± 1.58 | 1.51 ± 0.10 | 0.59 ± 0.23 | 50 07 01E |
| TD8 | 33 46 24N | Robatkhomein, Markazi | 2407 | 25.2 | 3 | 51 | 0.89 ± 0.08 | 11.43 ± 1.63 | 1.47 ± 0.04 | 0.69 ± 0.12 | 49 52 57E |
| TD9 | 36 33 15N | Zanjan, Zanjan | 1950 | 32.1 | −7.5 | 54 | 0.90 ± 0.07 | 6.10 ± 1.94 | 1.51 ± 0.03 | 0.74 ± 0.26 | 48 22 14E |
| TD10 | 36 30 00N | Chore, Ghazvin | 1950 | 18 | 2 | 51 | 0.95 ± 0.03 | 2.66 ± 0.19 | 1.48 ± 0.06 | 0.75 ± 0.11 | 49 43 00E |
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