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The essential oils of choricarpia leptopetala (f. muell.) domin and c. subargentea (c.t. white) l.a.s. johnson (myrtaceae)
Author(s) -
Brophy Joseph J.,
Goldsack Robert J.,
Forster Paul I.
Publication year - 1994
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.2730090103
Subject(s) - chemistry , isoeugenol , myrtaceae , limonene , eugenol , alpha pinene , essential oil , botany , methyl eugenol , monoterpene , eucalyptol , terpene , organic chemistry , food science , biology , pest analysis , tephritidae
The leaf essential oils of the two species of Choricarpia were examined. Choricarpia subargentea (C.T. White) L.A.S. Johnson produced an oil in which the major components were α‐pinene (30‐76%), limonene (2‐55%) and 1,8‐cineole (2‐20%). The oil also contained the aromatic ketone jensenone (2,4,6‐trihydroxy‐3,5‐diformyl‐isopentyrophenone) in amounts of up to 5%. Choricarpia leptopetala (F. Muell.) Domin produced an oil which also contained α‐pinene, as principal component. There were varying (though less than 20%) amounts of limonene, p ‐cymene and 1,8‐cineole present. Small amounts (less than 3%) of methyl eugenol, methyl isoeugenol and elemicin were also detected in the oil. Jensenone was not present in this oil.