Unveiling Geographical Variation and Chemotypes of Cupressus torulosa Needle Essential Oil: A Novel Approach Using t‐SNE and HCA

• Published in: Flavour and fragrance journal Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 91 - 102
• Main Authors: Bhalla, Piyush, Chauhan, Kiran, Varshney, V. K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2025
• Subjects: Chemical composition; Chemical compounds; chemotypes; Chromatography; Cluster analysis; Commercialization; Constituents; Cupressus torulosa; Distillation; Distillation equipment; Embedding; essential oil; Essential oils; Flame ionization detectors; flavor; Gas chromatography; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; geographical variation; Geographical variations; Himalayan region; hydrodistillation; India; ionization; Limonene; Mass spectrometry; Mass spectroscopy; Monoterpenes; monoterpenoids; Needles; odors; Oils & fats; Qualitative analysis; quantitative analysis; Sabinene; t‐SNE; variation; Himalayan region; India

ABSTRACT This study aimed to assess the geographical variation in the content and chemical composition of Cupressus torulosa needles essential oil across different locations in the Himalayan region of India. The methodology involved the collection of needles from 14 distinct locations, followed by h...