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Chemical and biological studies of Ocotea comoriensis bark essential oil
Author(s) -
Menut C.,
Bessière J. M.,
Said Hassani M.,
Buchbauer G.,
Schopper B.
Publication year - 2002
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.1130
Subject(s) - camphene , chemistry , lauraceae , bark (sound) , essential oil , traditional medicine , terpene , botany , organic chemistry , food science , ecology , medicine , biology
The essential oil of Ocotea comoriensis Kostermans (Lauraceae) was obtained from bark by hydrodistillation of plant material collected in the Comoros Islands. Analysis by GC and GC–MS indicates a terpenic chemical composition, with camphene, α‐pinene and bornyl acetate as the major components. The volatile extract did not reveal important antioxidant, larvicide or antimalarial properties. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.