Volatile Components of Heteromorpha trifoliata (Wendl.) Eckl. & Zey.
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Date
1994Author
Mwangi, J.W.
Achola, K. J
Lwande, W
Hassanali, A.
Laurent, R.
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ArticleLanguage
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The essential oil isolated by hydrodistillation from Heteromorpha trifoliata (Wendl.) Eckl. & Zey. was analysed by GC and GC-MS. Sixty compounds constituting about 96% of the oil were identified. The major constituents were a-pinene (22.2%), germacrene-D (17.9%) and sabinene (12.3%).
Citation
Flavour and fragrance journal, vol. 9,241-243 (1994)Publisher
Department of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE),
Subject
Heteromorpha trifoliata (Wendl.) Eckl. & Zey.Apiaceae
Essentialoil
GC-MS
a-Pinene
Germacrene-D
Sabinene
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