Essential oil of Rosmarinus officinalis L. (Rosemary) from Rio de Janeiro,Brazil

Authors
Porte, A Godoy, RLD Lopes, D Koketsu, M Goncalves, SL Torquilho, HS
Citation
A. Porte et al., Essential oil of Rosmarinus officinalis L. (Rosemary) from Rio de Janeiro,Brazil, J ESSEN OIL, 12(5), 2000, pp. 577-580
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science/Nutrition
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH
ISSN journal
10412905 → ACNP
Volume
12
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
577 - 580
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-2905(200009/10)12:5<577:EOOROL>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The essential oil from fresh leaves of Rosmarinus officinalis L. from Rio d e Janeiro, Brazil, was isolated by hydrodistillation and analyzed through a combination of GC and GC/MS. Compounds representing 98.3% of the oil were identified. Ferry-five constituents were identified according to their chro matographic retention indices and mass spectra. The major constituents of t he oil were camphor (26.0%), 1,8-cineole (22.1%), myrcene (12.4%) and alpha -pinene (11.5%).