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Chemical composition of the essential oil distilled from the fruits of Eucalyptus globulus grown in Portugal
Author(s) -
Pereira Susana I.,
Freire Carmen S. R.,
Neto Carlos Pascoal,
Silvestre Armando J. D.,
Silva Artur M. S.
Publication year - 2005
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.1444
Subject(s) - eucalyptus globulus , chemistry , essential oil , chemical composition , myrtaceae , sesquiterpene , composition (language) , botany , terpene , eucalyptus , horticulture , food science , organic chemistry , biology , linguistics , philosophy
Abstract The chemical composition of the essential oil of the fruits collected from Eucalyptus globulus trees grown in Portugal has been studied; 33 components were identified, representing 94.5% of the oil, which comprises roughly equal amounts of monoterpenes (50.4%) and sesquiterpenes (49.6%). The major components identified were aromadendrene (25.1%), followed by α ‐phellandrene (17.2%), 1,8‐cineole (11.7%), ledene (5.83%) and globulol (5.23%). Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.