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Monoterpene‐rich resins from some kenyan burseraceae
Author(s) -
Provan Gordon J.,
Gray Alexander I.,
Waterman Peter G.
Publication year - 1987
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.2730020307
Subject(s) - burseraceae , sabinene , chemistry , myrcene , steam distillation , monoterpene , apiaceae , traditional medicine , chromatography , botany , essential oil , organic chemistry , limonene , biology , medicine
Volatile oils obtained by the steam distillation of resins from Boswellia neglecta, Commiphora africana, C. campestris and C. ogadensis have been examined by capillary GC and GC‐MS. In each case the oils were found to be entirely monoterpenoid in constitution. All four oils were generally characterized by large amounts of α‐pinene. Other constituents that were important markers of individual species included α‐thujene ( B. neglecta, C. africana ), sabinene ( C. campestris ), myrcene and car‐3‐ene (C. ogadensis ) and p ‐cymene ( B. neglecta, C. africana ).