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Aromatic plants of tropical central africa. Part VII. A comparative study of the volatile constituents of the stem bark of Enantia chlorantha oliv. and Xylopia staudtii engl. & diels from cameroon
Author(s) -
Menut C.,
Bessière J. M.,
Lamaty G.,
Zollo P. H. Amvam,
Fékam F. Boyom,
Chalchat J. C.,
Ph. Garry R.
Publication year - 1992
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.2730070505
Subject(s) - chemistry , humulene , annonaceae , botany , bark (sound) , sesquiterpene , essential oil , traditional medicine , organic chemistry , chromatography , forestry , geography , medicine , biology
Hydrodistillation of the stem bark of Enantia chlorantha Oliv. and of Xylopia staudtii Engl. & Diels from Cameroon gave yellowish coloured oils in 0.2% yeild. The composition of the essential oils was determined by mean of capillary gas chromatogrphy and mass spectrometry. The volatile oils from the two species were found to be similar and very complex Oxygenated sesquiterpenes constitute more than 70% of the two samples, among which three epoxides (1,5‐epoxysalvial‐4(14)‐ene, β‐caryophyllene epoxide, humulene epoxide), spathulenol and α‐cadinol are the most prominent.