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Chemical composition of Eucalyptus essential oils grown in Uruguay
Author(s) -
Dellacassa Eduardo,
Menéndez Pilar,
Moyna Patrick,
Soler Eduardo
Publication year - 1990
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.2730050207
Subject(s) - citronellal , chemistry , eucalyptus , chemical composition , composition (language) , myrtaceae , essential oil , p cymene , botany , monoterpene , benzaldehyde , organic chemistry , food science , linguistics , philosophy , biology , ruthenium , catalysis
The chemical composition of essential oils from 22 Eucalyptus species growing in Uruguay are described. It was found that 1, 8‐cineole, citronellal, p ‐cymene and benzaldehyde are the main constituents.