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Chemical composition of the leaf volatile oil of Psidium guajava L. growing in Nigeria
Author(s) -
Ogunwande Isiaka A.,
Olawore Nureni O.,
Adeleke Kasali A.,
Ekundayo Olusegun,
Koenig Wilfried A.
Publication year - 2003
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.1175
Subject(s) - psidium , chemistry , limonene , composition (language) , chemical composition , myrtaceae , essential oil , terpene , botany , organic chemistry , food science , linguistics , philosophy , biology
The composition of the volatile oil obtained from the hydrodistillation of the leaves of Psidium guajava L., growing in Nigeria, was studied by GC–MS. Forty‐two compounds, representing more than 90% of the volatile mixture, were identied. The signicant compounds were limonene (42.1%) and β ‐caryophyllene (21.3%). Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.