Essential oil of Eugenia speciosa Camb. (Myrtaceae) from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Authors
Alves, LV Alegrio, LV Castro, RN Godoy, RLD
Citation
Lv. Alves et al., Essential oil of Eugenia speciosa Camb. (Myrtaceae) from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, J ESSEN OIL, 12(6), 2000, pp. 693-694
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science/Nutrition
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH
ISSN journal
10412905 → ACNP
Volume
12
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
693 - 694
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-2905(200011/12)12:6<693:EOOESC>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation of the fresh leaves of Euge nia speciosa Camb. (Myrtaceae) growing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was invest igated by GC and GC/MS. Compounds representing 95.7%, the oil were identifi ed. Twenty-seven components were identified according to their chromatograp hic retention indices and mass spectra. The major constituents were limonen e (33.7%) and alpha -terpineol.