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Volatile leaf oil of Coleonema pulchellum williams (rutaceae)
Author(s) -
Brophy Joseph J.,
Lassak Erich V.
Publication year - 1986
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.2730010405
Subject(s) - myrcene , rutaceae , chemistry , germacrene , botany , germacrene d , monoterpene , essential oil , terpenoid , sesquiterpene , limonene , organic chemistry , food science , stereochemistry , biology
The steam volatile leaf oil of Coleonema pulchellum Williams contains mainly monoterpenes with α‐and β‐pinene, myrcene and β‐phellandrene between them accounting for approximately 50% of the oil. Linalol and terpinen‐4‐ol accounted for 6% of the oil, while the sesquiterpenes caryophyllene, germacrene‐D and bicyclogermacrene contributed 10%. All told, 55 compounds were detected.