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Chemical composition of the essential oil from Vernonia scorpioides (Asteraceae)
Author(s) -
Albuquerque Maria Rose Jane R.,
Lemos Telma Leda G.,
Pessoa Otília Deusdênia L.,
Nunes Edson P.,
Nascimento Ronaldo F.,
Silveira Edilberto R.
Publication year - 2007
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.1782
Subject(s) - essential oil , germacrene d , asteraceae , chemistry , germacrene , sesquiterpene , chemical composition , caryophyllene , composition (language) , traditional medicine , botany , chromatography , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , biology , medicine , linguistics , philosophy
The essential oil from aerial parts of Vernonia scorpiodes was obtained by hydrodistillation in a Clevenger‐type apparatus. Qualitative and quantitative analysis were performed by GC–FID and GC–MS, respectively. A total of 18 compounds, representing 95.3% of the total volatile content, were identified. The major components found were β ‐caryophyllene (30.6%), germacrene D (27.3%), and bicyclogermacrene (8.5%). Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.