Journal of Essential Oil & Plant Composition
Journal of Essential Oil & Plant Composition (JEOPC) is a peer-reviewed international journal that invites original research, review and short reports on plant essential oils and metabolites.
The JEOPC
focuses on the industrial application of essential oils and metabolites (fatty
acids, lipids, elemental composition, amino acids, sugars) in the agrochemical,
pharmaceutical, perfumery, food, flavor industries and associate value added
products related to these areas.
The
ethnopharmacological and biotechnological applications of essential oils and
their product are also encouraged.
Furthermore, in-silico
techniques for drug discovery approaches of metabolites are highly appreciated.
Enantioselective gas chromatographic analysis of Cupressaceae foliar essential oils: Callitropsis nootkatensis, Calocedrus decurrens, Sequoia sempervirens, and Thuja plicata
William N. Setzer*
William N. Setzer*
Corresponding
author
Aromatic
Plant Research Center, 230 N 1200 E, Suite 100, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
And
Department
of Chemistry, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA.
E-mail: wsetzer@chemistry.uah.edu; Tel.: +1-256-468-2862
Ambika Poudel
Ambika Poudel
Aromatic Plant Research Center, 230 N 1200 E, Suite 100, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
Prabodh Satyal
Prabodh Satyal
Aromatic Plant Research Center, 230 N 1200 E, Suite 100, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
Kathy Swor
Kathy Swor
Independent Researcher, 1432 W. Heartland Dr., Kuna, ID 83634, USA.
Alicia Moore
Alicia Moore
Independent Researcher, 6346 Pentz Rd., Paradise, CA 95969, USA.
Elizabeth Ankney
Elizabeth Ankney
Independent Researcher, 141 W. 17th St., Lafayette, OR 97127, USA.
Received: 2025-08-28 | Revised:2025-09-09 | Accepted: 2025-09-11 | Published: 2025-09-15
Pages: 140-153


The sesquiterpene-rich composition of the leaf essential oil of Croton lobatus L. growing in north-central Nigeria
Davies-Sani Rayhana Olubukola
Davies-Sani Rayhana Olubukola
Department of Chemistry, Lagos State University, Ojo, P.M.B 001, LASU, Lagos, Nigeria.
Elesho Adeseye Omololu
Elesho Adeseye Omololu
Department of Chemistry, Lagos State University, Ojo, P.M.B 001, LASU, Lagos, Nigeria.
Balogun Sunmisola Rukayat
Balogun Sunmisola Rukayat
Department of Chemistry, Lagos State University, Ojo, P.M.B 001, LASU, Lagos, Nigeria.
Azeez Ridwan Ajibola
Azeez Ridwan Ajibola
Department of Chemistry, Lagos State University, Ojo, P.M.B 001, LASU, Lagos, Nigeria.
Moses Sunday Owolabi*
Moses Sunday Owolabi*
Corresponding
Author
Department of Chemistry, Lagos State
University, Ojo, P.M.B 001, LASU, Lagos, Nigeria.
E-mail: moses.owolabi@lasu.edu.ng, sunnyconcept2007@yahoo.com,
Tel: +2348033257445
Lanre Akintayo Ogundajo
Lanre Akintayo Ogundajo
Department of Chemistry, Lagos State University, Ojo, P.M.B 001, LASU, Lagos, Nigeria.
Prabodh Satyal
Prabodh Satyal
Aromatic Plant Research Center, 230 N 1200 E, Suite 100, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
Ambika Poudel
Ambika Poudel
Aromatic Plant Research Center, 230 N 1200 E, Suite 100, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
William N. Setzer
William N. Setzer
Aromatic Plant Research Center, 230 N
1200 E, Suite 100, Lehi, UT 84043, USA
And
Department of Chemistry, University of
Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA
E mail: setzerw@uah.edu, wsetzer@chemistry.uah.edu;
Tel.: +1-256-468-2862
Received: 2025-08-09 | Revised:2025-08-19 | Accepted: 2025-08-20 | Published: 2025-08-23
Pages: 133-139


Similarities and differences of chemical profile for Rosmarinus officinalis plants when different extraction techniques were used
Blerina Xhaferaj
Blerina Xhaferaj
Departmentof of Pharmacy, Faculty of
Medicine, University of Medicine, Tirana, Albania.
And
ALTREChem (Private Company on Medicinal Plants), Tirana, Albania.
E-mail: blerina.xhaferaj@umed.edu.al
Anila Kripa
Anila Kripa
Departmentof of Food Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food, Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania.
E-mail: akripa@ubt.edu.al
Sokol Kocia
Sokol Kocia
ALTREChem (Private Company on Medicinal Plants), Tirana, Albania
E-mail: skocia@gmail.com
Lindita Vrushi
Lindita Vrushi
ALTREChem (Private Company on Medicinal Plants), Tirana, Albania.
E-mail: lvrushi@gmail.com
Kleva Shpati
Kleva Shpati
Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of
Medicinal Sciences, Albanian University, Tirana, Albania.
E-mail: k.shpati@albanianuniversity.edu.al
Aida Dama
Aida Dama
Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of
Medicinal Sciences, Albanian University, Tirana, Albania.
E-mail: k.shpati@albanianuniversity.edu.al
Erda Qorri
Erda Qorri
Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of
Medicinal Sciences, Albanian University, Tirana, Albania.
E-mail: k.shpati@albanianuniversity.edu.al
Kozeta Vaso
Kozeta Vaso
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania. E-mail: kozeta.vaso@fshn.edu.al
Altin Mele
Altin Mele
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of
Natural Sciences, University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania.
E-mail: altin.mele@fshn.edu.al
Aurel Nuro*
Aurel Nuro*
Corresponding
Author
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of
Natural Sciences, University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania.
E-mail: aurel.nuro@fshn.edu.al, Tel: +00355684056176
Received: 2025-06-16 | Revised:2025-07-05 | Accepted: 2025-07-09 | Published: 2025-07-24
Pages: 124-132


The chemical compositions of Abies foliar essential oils from the western United States
Elizabeth Ankney
Elizabeth Ankney
Independent Researcher, 141 W. 17th St., Lafayette, OR 97127, USA.
Alicia Moore
Alicia Moore
Independent Researcher, 6346 Pentz Rd., Paradise, CA 95969, USA.
Ambika Poudel
Ambika Poudel
Aromatic Plant Research Center, 230 N 1200 E, Suite 100, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
Prabodh Satyal
Prabodh Satyal
Aromatic Plant Research Center, 230 N 1200 E, Suite 100, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
Kathy Swor
Kathy Swor
Independent Researcher, 1432 W. Heartland Dr., Kuna, ID 83634, USA.
William N. Setzer*
William N. Setzer*
Corresponding
author
Aromatic
Plant Research Center, 230 N 1200 E, Suite 100, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
And
Department
of Chemistry, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA.
E-mail: setzerw@uah.edu, wsetzer@chemistry.uah.edu; Tel.: +1-256-468-2862
Received: 2025-06-26 | Revised:2025-07-10 | Accepted: 2025-07-16 | Published: 2025-07-18
Pages: 105-123


Comparison of Abies grandis hydrosol samples extracted with different organic solvents employing gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
Lincoln Vance Mitchell
Lincoln Vance Mitchell
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University—Idaho, Rexburg, Idaho 83460, United States. E-mail: lincoln.mitchell27@gmail.com
Ryland Randall Anderson
Ryland Randall Anderson
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University—Idaho, Rexburg, Idaho 83460, United States. E-mail: rylandranderson@gmail.com
Christopher Ryan Bowerbank
Christopher Ryan Bowerbank
Young Living Essential Oils, D. Gary Young Research Institute, Lehi, Utah, 84043, United States. E-mail: cbowerbank@youngliving.com
David Clark Collins*
David Clark Collins*
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University—Idaho, Rexburg, Idaho 83460, United States.
E-mail: collinsd@byui.edu, Tel: +1-208-496-7707
Received: 2025-06-05 | Revised:2025-06-24 | Accepted: 2025-06-27 | Published: 2025-07-10
Pages: 95-104


Heavy metals transfer in leaves, stem and roots of olive tree near roads in the region of Sfax (Tunisia) and their impact on physiological characteristics
Chaker Mbadra*
Chaker Mbadra*
Corresponding
Author
Olive Institute, University of Sfax, road aeroport
km2, Sfax, Tunisia.
E-mail: chakermarai@yahoo.com, Tel : +216 29750434
Kamel Gargouri
Kamel Gargouri
Olive Institute, University of Sfax, road aeroport km2, Sfax, Tunisia.
Hadda Ben Mbarek
Hadda Ben Mbarek
Regional Center of Agricultural Research, sidibouzid, Sidibouzid, 9100, Tunisia.
Lina Trabelsi
Lina Trabelsi
Olive Institute, University of Sfax, road aeroport
km2, Sfax, Tunisia.
And
National School of engineers of Sfax, University of Sfax, road Soukra km 4 Sfax, Tunisia.
Rayda Chaker
Rayda Chaker
Eremology and Combating Desertification Laboratory
(LR16IRA01) Arid Regions Institute, University of Gabes, Tunisia.
Fatma Dab
Fatma Dab
Olive Institute, University of Sfax, road aeroport
km2, Sfax, Tunisia.
And
Faculty of science, University of Sfax, road soukra km4, Sfax, Tunisia.
Bhekumtheto Ncube
Bhekumtheto Ncube
School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg, Scottsville, South Africa.
Semia Ellouz Chaabouni
Semia Ellouz Chaabouni
National School of engineers of Sfax, University of
Sfax, road Soukra km 4 Sfax, Tunisia.
Received: 2024-10-16 | Revised:2024-12-15 | Accepted: 2025-01-03 | Published: 2025-07-09
Pages: 76-94


Pinus monophylla (Pinaceae) resin: A novel technique for extracting terpe-noids from aromatic plant materials
Tyler M. Wilson*
Tyler M. Wilson*
Corresponding
Author
D. Gary Young Research Institute, Lehi,
UT 84043, USA.
E-mail: tywilson@youngliving.com;
Tel.: +1-801-669-4501
D. Gary Young Research Institute, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
E-mail: tywilson@youngliving.com; Tel.: +1-801-669-4501
MaKenna C. Johnson
MaKenna C. Johnson
D. Gary Young Research Institute, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
Hsueh-Kung Lin
Hsueh-Kung Lin
D. Gary Young Research Institute, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
Riley B. Jackson
Riley B. Jackson
D. Gary Young Research Institute, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
Chris Packer
Chris Packer
D. Gary Young Research Institute, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
Christopher R. Bowerbank
Christopher R. Bowerbank
D. Gary Young Research Institute, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
Received: 2025-06-17 | Revised:2025-05-28 | Accepted: 2025-07-03 | Published: 2025-07-05
Pages: 69-75


A novel technique for extracting terpenoids from aromatic plant materials
Tyler M. Wilson*
Tyler M. Wilson*
Corresponding
Author
D. Gary Young
Research Institute, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
E-mail: tywilson@youngliving.com; Tel.: +1-801-669-4501
Thomas T. McKay
Thomas T. McKay
D. Gary Young
Research Institute, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
Hsueh-Kung Lin
Hsueh-Kung Lin
D. Gary Young Research Institute, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
Chris Packer
Chris Packer
D. Gary Young Research Institute, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
Christopher R. Bowerbank
Christopher R. Bowerbank
D. Gary Young Research Institute, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
Received: 2025-06-10 | Revised:2025-06-24 | Accepted: 2025-06-27 | Published: 2025-06-30
Pages: 60-68


Metadata review of variation in published chemical compositions of Mentha piperita essential oils
Marissa Pierson
Marissa Pierson
Université
Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Institut de Chimie de Nice, UMR7272
Parc
Valrose, 06108 Nice cedex 2, France.
Sylvain Antoniotti*
Sylvain Antoniotti*
Corresponding Author
Université
Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Institut de Chimie de Nice, UMR7272
Parc
Valrose, 06108 Nice cedex 2, France.
And
Université
Côte d’Azur, Institut d’Innovation et de Partenariats Arômes Parfums
Cosmétiques, Espace J.-L. Lions, 4 traverse Dupont, 06130 Grasse, France.
E-mail: sylvain.antoniotti@univ-cotedazur.fr, Tel: +33 (0)619735723.
Received: 2025-03-27 | Revised:2025-04-13 | Accepted: 2025-04-15 | Published: 2025-04-30
Pages: 45-59


Essential oil from naturally exuded Pinus contorta var. latifolia (Pinaceae) resin
Riley B. Jackson*
Riley B. Jackson*
Corresponding
Author
D. Gary Young Research Institute, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
E-mail: rjackson@youngliving.com, Tel.: +1-801-657-6023
Tyler M. Wilson**
Tyler M. Wilson**
Corresponding
Author
D. Gary Young Research Institute, Lehi,
UT 84043, USA.
E-mail: tywilson@youngliving.com, Tel.: +1-801-669-4501
Chris Packer
Chris Packer
D. Gary Young Research Institute, Lehi,
UT 84043, USA.
E-mail: cpacker@youngliving.com, Tel: +1 208 5300067
Christopher R. Bowerbank
Christopher R. Bowerbank
D. Gary Young Research Institute, Lehi,
UT 84043, USA.
E-mail: cbowerbank@youngliving.com
Richard E. Carlson
Richard E. Carlson
D. Gary Young Research Institute, Lehi, UT 84043, USA.
Received: 2025-03-07 | Revised:2025-03-19 | Accepted: 2025-03-22 | Published: 2025-03-25
Pages: 37-44


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