Volatiles from flowers of Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K. Schum. and Allamanda cathartica Linn. (Apocynaceae)

Authors
Maia, JGS Zoghbi, MDB Andrade, EHA Carreira, LMM
Citation
Jgs. Maia et al., Volatiles from flowers of Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K. Schum. and Allamanda cathartica Linn. (Apocynaceae), J ESSEN OIL, 12(3), 2000, pp. 322-324
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science/Nutrition
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH
ISSN journal
10412905 → ACNP
Volume
12
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
322 - 324
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-2905(200005/06)12:3<322:VFFOTP>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The chemical composition of a volatile concentrate of the flowers of Thevet ia peruviana and Allamanda cathartica were analyzed by GC/MS. The main vola tile components identified in the flowers of T. peruviana were palmitic aci d (22.9%), (E)-beta-ionone (17.2%) and 1,8-cineole (10.6%). The major volat iles of the flowers of A. cathartica were linalool (39.3%), dendrolasin (20 .2%) and beta-caryophyllene (15.7%).