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Essential oil of fijian ageratum conyzoides L.
Author(s) -
Aalbersberg William G. L.,
Singh Yogendra
Publication year - 1991
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.2730060204
Subject(s) - ageratum conyzoides , chemistry , essential oil , botany , gas chromatography–mass spectrometry , gas chromatography , sesquiterpene , mass spectrometry , chromatography , weed , biology , stereochemistry
The essential oils of fresh flowers and a combination of leaves plus stems of flowering and non‐flowering Ageratum conyzoides L. growing in two different climatic conditions were analysed by gas‐liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. The composition of the oils of the flowers and the combination of the leaves plus stems were similar except for quantitative variations. The oils are rich in sesquiterpenes and ageratochromene (6,7‐dimethoxy‐2,2‐dimethylchromene) and 7‐methoxy‐2,2‐dimethylchromene.