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The essential oils of Peperomia pellucida Kunth and P. circinnata Link var. circinnata
Author(s) -
da Silva Milton Helio L.,
Zoghbi Maria Das Graças B.,
Andrade Eloisa Helena A.,
Maia José Guilherme S.
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(199909/10)14:5<312::aid-ffj835>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - chemistry , limonene , myrcene , essential oil , botany , monoterpene , organic chemistry , traditional medicine , food science , biology , medicine
The essential oils of Peperomia pellucida and Peperomia circinnata var. circinnata were investigated by GC–MS. The main components identified in the oil of P. pellucida were dillapiole (39.7%) and trans ‐caryophyllene (10.7%). The most constituents found in the oil of P. circinnata var. circinnata were limonene (13.5%), elemicin (11.5%), cubebol (9.7%) and myrcene (8.3%). Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.