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Essential Oils of Annonaceae. Part VII. Essential Oils of Monanthotaxis diclina (Sprague) Verdcourt and Unonopsis guatterioides R. E. Fries
Author(s) -
Fournier G.,
Hadjiakhoondi A.,
Lebœuf M.,
Cavé A.,
Charles B.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
flavour and fragrance journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1099-1026
pISSN - 0882-5734
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1026(199703)12:2<95::aid-ffj611>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - humulene , chemistry , caryophyllene , essential oil , bark (sound) , annonaceae , botany , sesquiterpene , traditional medicine , food science , organic chemistry , biology , medicine , ecology
The essential oils of the root bark and fruits of Monanthotaxis diclina (Sprague) Verdcourt and of the roots and fruits of Unonopsis guatterioides R. E. Fries were analysed by GC and GC–MS. The main components (>5% of each oil) were: trans ‐pinocarveol (22.4%), spathulenol (19.9%) and cedrol (7.1%) from root bark of Monanthotaxis diclina ; verbenone (17.5%), caryophyllene oxide (8.9%), β‐humulene (8.4%), α‐humulene (6.9%) and β‐caryophyllene (6.1%) from fruits of Monanthotaxis diclina ; δ‐cadinol (21.6%), terpinen‐4‐ol (15.7%), caryophyllene oxide (15.3%) and β‐humulene (9.1%) from roots of Unonopsis guatterioides ; and β‐caryophyllene (22.5%), α‐pinene (11.7%), caryophyllene oxide (10.4%), α‐humulene (6.3%) and β‐pinene (5.3%) from fruits of Unonopsis guatterioides . © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.