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Composition of the essential oils of Argyranthemum species growing in the Canary Islands
Author(s) -
Couladis M.,
Tsortanidou V.,
FranciscoOrtega J.,
SantosGuerra A.,
Harvala C.
Publication year - 2001
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.954
Subject(s) - chemistry , isovalerate , essential oil , botany , monoterpene , caryophyllene , steam distillation , organic chemistry , chromatography , biology , butyrate , fermentation
The essential oils of the aerial parts of Argyranthemum adauctum ssp. adauctum , A. adauctum ssp. gracile and A. adauctum ssp. erythrocarpon were analysed by GC– MS. The major constituents were: for A. adauctum ssp. adauctum , caryophyllene oxide (12.4%), epi ‐α‐bisabolol (6.2%); for A. adauctum ssp. gracile , santolina triene (19.8%), chamazulene (7.8%); and for A. adauctum ssp. erythrocarpon , geranyl isovalerate (44.6%) and geranyl caproate (8.5%). Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.