Abstract
The essential oils of fresh Lippia alba and Cornutia odorata leaves from Peruvian Amazon were isolated by hydrodistillation and analyzed by a combination of GC and GC/MS. Twenty-nine and twenty-two components have been identified, accounting for 96.3% and 99-9% of the respective oils. The major constituents of the L. alba oil were found to be carvone (63.4%), germacrene D (5.6%) and limonene (5.1%). The C. odorata oil consisted mainly of (E)-nerolidol (38.6%), sabinene (19-4%) and terpinen-4-ol (10.4%).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 753-756 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Essential Oil Research |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1999 |
Keywords
- (E)-nerolidol
- Carvone
- Cornutia odorata, verbenaceae
- Essential oil composition
- Lippia alba
- Sabinene
- Teroinen-4-ol