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The highest yields were obtained for the leaves in October, and for the berries in September; branches show similar values in the months of June, July and September, and the samples collected in May and October produced very little amount of oil. Altogether, September seems to be the month with the best yields for the three parts of the plant. The essential oils were analyzed by GC and GC\/MS, and a total of thirty five components were identified. The major components were limonene+1,8-cineole [25.9% (berries)\u201339.5% (leaves)], myrtenyl acetate [6.6% (berries)\u201324.8% (leaves)], \u03b1-pinene [9.7% (berries)\u201321.5% (leaves)], and linalool [6.2% (leaves)\u201336.5% (berries)]. Portuguese myrtle belongs to the group of myrtles which are characterized by the presence of myrtenyl acetate as one of the major components.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/molecules14083094","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2009,8,20]],"date-time":"2009-08-20T16:36:45Z","timestamp":1250786205000},"page":"3094-3105","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":52,"title":["Evolution of the Yields and Composition of Essential Oil from Portuguese Myrtle (Myrtus comunis L.) through the Vegetative Cycle"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Paula C.","family":"Pereira","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Biological and Chemical Engineering, IBB; DEQB, IST, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal"},{"name":"Faculdade de Engenharias e Ci\u00eancias Naturais, ULHT, Av. 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