The volatiles from flowers of Couroupita guianensis Aubl., Lecythis usitata Miers. var. paraensis (Ducke) R. Kunth. and Eschweilera coriacea (A. P. DC.) Mori (Lecythidaceae)

Authors
Andrade, EHA Zoghbi, MDB Maia, JGS
Citation
Eha. Andrade et al., The volatiles from flowers of Couroupita guianensis Aubl., Lecythis usitata Miers. var. paraensis (Ducke) R. Kunth. and Eschweilera coriacea (A. P. DC.) Mori (Lecythidaceae), J ESSEN OIL, 12(2), 2000, pp. 163-166
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science/Nutrition
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH
ISSN journal
10412905 → ACNP
Volume
12
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
163 - 166
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-2905(200003/04)12:2<163:TVFFOC>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
The chemical composition of the volatile concentrates of the flowers of Cou roupita guianensis, Lecythis usitata var, paraensis and Eschweilera coriace a were examined by GC/MS. The major components identified in the flowers of C. guianensis were linalool (21.5%), eugenol (18.9%) and (E,E)-farnesol (1 6.1%). The main constituents of the flowers of L. usitata var. paraensis we re 2-phenylethyl alcohol (40.8%), phenylacetaldehyde (28.2%) and linalool ( 22.1%). The flowers of E. coriacea were dominated by (E)-beta-ocimene (23.4 %) and hexanal (11.6%).