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Volatile leaf oil constituents of three Eucalyptus species from Nigeria
Author(s) -
Oyedeji Adebola O.,
Olawore Olayide N.,
Ekundayo Olusegun,
Koenig Wilfried A.
Publication year - 1999
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(199907/08)14:4<241::aid-ffj820>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - chemistry , nerolidol , essential oil , botany , p cymene , eucalyptus , sesquiterpene , terpene , food science , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , biology , linalool , ruthenium , catalysis
The composition of the essential oils of the leaves of three Eucalyptus species: E. alba Reinw ex Blume, E. deglupta Blume (syn. E. naudiniana F.v.M.) and E. saligna Sm. growing in Nigeria were determined by the use of GC and GC–MS. The leaf essential oil of E. deglupta predominantly comprised sesquiterpenoids (48%), of which E ‐nerolidol was the major component (34.8%). E. alba and E. saligna volatile oils contained monoterpenoids in substantial amounts and the main constituents were α‐thujene (32.9–63.8%), α‐pinene (0.7–24.7%), p ‐cymene (0.6–12.9%) and 1,8‐cineole (12.2–13.3%). Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.