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Volatile Components of Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don (Apocynaceae)
Author(s) -
Brun Gilles,
Bessière JeanMarie,
DijouxFranca MarieGeneviève,
David Bruno,
Mariotte AnneMarie
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.958
Subject(s) - apocynaceae , catharanthus roseus , chemistry , terpenoid , fatty alcohol , fatty acid , botany , organic chemistry , alcohol , chromatography , stereochemistry , biochemistry , biology
Volatile components of Catharanthus roseus , obtained by water distillation of leaves and industrial marcs (plant residues) were analysed by GC–MS. This study allowed the identification of 76 compounds. The major substances were represented by a homologous series of alkanes, alcohol, aldehydes, ketones, fatty acids, fatty acid esters, terpenoids and phenylpropanoids. They are newly identified in this species and most of them have not been reported previously in the family Apocynaceae. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.