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Chemical composition of the essential oils of Lantana camara L. occurring in south China
Author(s) -
Sundufu Abu James,
Shoushan Huang
Publication year - 2004
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.1292
Subject(s) - lantana camara , germacrene , chemistry , germacrene d , sesquiterpene , monoterpene , essential oil , verbenaceae , terpene , humulene , botany , steam distillation , lantana , food science , organic chemistry , biology
Steam‐distilled volatile oils from the leaves and owers of Lantana camara L. were analysed by GC and GC–MS. The oils are characterized by a high percentage of sesquiterpenes. The main components detected are germacrene D (15.85%), β ‐caryophyllene (12.35%), α ‐humulene (9.31%) and germacrene‐B (6.19%). 1,8‐Cineole (4.61%), an oxygenated monoterpene is also reported. The role of the essential oils and their isolates in insect pest control is mentioned. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.