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The volatile oil of metrosideros umbellata
Author(s) -
Corbett R. E.,
Hanger W. G.
Publication year - 1953
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740041103
Subject(s) - myrcene , limonene , sesquiterpene , terpene , chemistry , geranyl acetate , terpineol , botany , alcohol , essential oil , terpenoid , organic chemistry , chromatography , biology , geraniol
Abstract The essential oil of Metrosideros umbellata has been fractionated in an efficient column and is shown to contain at least 12 constituents. Nine of these have been identified with known compounds, namely (+)‐α‐pinene, (‐)‐ and (±)‐β‐pinene, myrcene, (+)‐limonene and dipentene, (±)‐α‐terpineol, (+)‐myrtenyl acetate, geranyl acetate, (+)‐aromadendrene, and (+)‐cadinene. Other constituents include a terpene ester, a new sesquiterpene and a sesquiterpene alcohol.