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Chemical composition of essential oils of Lantana camara leaves and flowers from Cameroon and Madagascar
Author(s) -
Ngassoum Martin Benoit,
Yonkeu Samuel,
Jirovetz Leopold,
Buchbauer Gerhard,
Schmaus Gerhard,
Hammerschmidt FranzJosef
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<245::aid-ffj819>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - lantana camara , verbenaceae , sabinene , essential oil , linalool , chemistry , botany , monoterpene , caryophyllene , sesquiterpene , composition (language) , chemical composition , limonene , biology , food science , organic chemistry , linguistics , philosophy
Abstract The essential oils of leaves and flowers of Lantana camara (Verbenaceae) from Cameroon and Madagascar were analysed by GC–FID and GC–MS. The oils are characterized by a high percentage of sesquiterpenes. The major components in the oils from Cameroon are ar ‐curcumene (25%), β‐caryophyllene (13%) and caryophyllene epoxide (7%), while the main components of the oil from Madagascar are davanone (15%) and β‐caryophyllene (12%). The monoterpenes percentages are lower in the two essential oils and are represented by sabinene (1–9%), α‐pinene (2–4%), 1,8‐cineole (1–3%) and linalool (1–3%). A comparison with the composition of various essential oils of L. camara with different origin will also be given. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.