Essential oils from Astronium urundeuva (Allemao) Engl. and A. fraxinifolium Schott ex Spreng

• Published in: Flavour and fragrance journal Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 72 - 74
• Main Authors: Maia, José Guilherme S., da Silva, Milton Helio L., Andrade, Eloisa Helena A., Zoghbi, Maria das Graças B., Léa Maria M., Carreira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.01.2002; Wiley
• Subjects: (E)-β-ocimene; (Z)-β-ocimene; Anacardiaceae; Applied sciences; Astronium fraxinifolium; Astronium fraxinifolium Schott ex Spreng; Astronium urundeuva; Astronium urundeuva (Allemao) Engl; bicyclogermacrene; Biological and medical sciences; Chemical industry and chemicals; d3-Carene; essential oil composition; Essential oils, perfumes; Exact sciences and technology; General pharmacology; limonene; Medical sciences; Ocimene; Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Washing products. Cosmetics and toiletries. Perfumes; Δ3-carene; South America; Brazil; America; Terpenoid; Chemical analysis; Hydrocarbon; Coupled method; Pharmacognosy; Alcohol; Plant leaf; Medicinal plant; Gas chromatography; Folk medicine; Dicotyledones; Branch; Sesquiterpenes; Angiospermae; Monoterpene; Above ground plant part; Spermatophyta; Chemical composition; Essential oil; Mass spectrometry; Anacardiaceae
• ISSN: 0882-5734; 1099-1026
• DOI: 10.1002/ffj.1046

The essential oils from leaves and fine branches of Astronium urundeuva and A. fraxinifolium have been obtained by hydrodistillation and analysed by GC–MS. The oils of the samples of A. urundeuva, collected at Carolina, state of Maranhão, and Araguaína, state of Tocantins, were dominated by Δ3‐carene (78.1% and 56.3%, respectively). The major components of A. fraxinifolium, collected at Chapada dos Guimarães, state of Mato Grosso, were (Z)‐β‐ocimene (42.2%), bicyclogermacrene (13.3%), limonene (13.2%) and (E)‐β‐ocimene (11.1%). Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.