Essential Oil Composition from Leaf, Fruit and Flower of Xylopia aromatica (Lam.) Mart

The essential oils of leaf, fruit and flower of Xylopia aromatica were obtained by hydrodistillation (leaf and fruit) and SPME (flower) and analyzed by GC-MS. The major components identified in the leaf oil were bicyclogermacrene (36.5%) and spathulenol (20.5%). The flower and fruit oils were domina...

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Published inJournal of essential oil-bearing plants (Dehra Dun) Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 151 - 154
Main Authors Andrade, Eloisa Helena A., da Silva, Ana Carla M., Carreira, Léa Maria M., Oliveira, Jorge, Maia, José Guilherme S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2004
Subjects
Annonaceae
bicyclogermacrene
essential oil composition
limonene
spathulenol
Xylopia aromatica
α-pinene
β-pinene
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Summary:The essential oils of leaf, fruit and flower of Xylopia aromatica were obtained by hydrodistillation (leaf and fruit) and SPME (flower) and analyzed by GC-MS. The major components identified in the leaf oil were bicyclogermacrene (36.5%) and spathulenol (20.5%). The flower and fruit oils were dominated by limonene (44.6% and 36.4%;), α-pinene (24.8% and 19.2%) and β-pinene (16.7% and 13.3%).
ISSN:0972-060X
0976-5026
DOI:10.1080/0972-060X.2004.10643382