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Constituents of the leaf essential oil of Persea indica (L.) K. Spreng.
Author(s) -
Weyerstahl Peter,
Marschall Helga,
Scora Rainer W.
Publication year - 1993
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.2730080407
Subject(s) - persea , germacrene d , lauraceae , chemistry , botany , sesquiterpene , germacrene , essential oil , horticulture , biology
Steam‐distilled leaf oils of Persea indica (L.) K. Spreng. were investigated by GC, GC–MS, and NMR spectroscopy. More than fifty components were identified. Monoterpenes, comprising only 5%, were the smallest group, followed by avocadofurans with 37%, and sesquiterpenes with 49%. The most prominent of the latter were β‐caryophyllene with 18% and germacrene‐D with 15%. The most prominent avocadofuran was ( E )‐avocadienofuran with 16%. These furans substituted in the 2‐position seem to be typical of the genus Persea .