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Composition of the essential oil of Erechtites hieracifolia from Bolivia
Author(s) -
Lorenzo Daniel,
Saavedra Gloria,
Loayza Ingrid,
Dellacassa Eduardo
Publication year - 2001
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/ffj.1010
Subject(s) - chemistry , sabinene , linalool , myrcene , limonene , monoterpene , essential oil , pinene , caryophyllene , enantiomer , composition (language) , chemical composition , rutaceae , eucalyptol , chromatography , organic chemistry , botany , linguistics , philosophy , biology
Analysis by GC and GC–MS of the essential oil obtained from aerial parts of Erechtites hieracifolia revealed 22 components (93% of the total composition). The major constituents were found to be α‐pinene, myrcene, (E) ‐β‐ocimene, (E) ‐caryophyllene and germacrene D; the enantiomeric distribution of α‐pinene, sabinene, β‐pinene, limonene and linalool was studied by multidimensional HRGC–HRGC. The major component was α‐pinene (48%) with an enantiomeric purity of 100% for (1 R )‐(+)‐α‐pinene. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.