Constituents of the essential oil of blumea brevipes (oliv. & hiern) willd

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Date
1994
Authors
Hassanali, Ahmed
Mwangi, J. W.
Achola, K. J.
Lwande, W.
Laurent, R.
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Abstract
The composition of the essential oil of Blumea brevipes (Oliv. & Hiern) Willd. isolated by hydrodistillation was analysed by GC and GC-MS. Sixty-eight compounds constituting about 94% of the oil were identified. The main components were terpinen-4-ol (27.6%), germacrene-D (15.4%), sabinene (8.0%) and α-terpinene (5.5%). The essential oil composition of B. brevipes presented here (terpinenol-germacrene-type) is different from that of other Blumea/Laggera species.
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DOI: 10.1002/ffj.2730090506
Keywords
Blumea brevipes (Oliv & Hiern) Willd, Asteraceae, Essential oil, GC-MS, Terpinen-4-ol, Germacrene-D
Citation
Flavour and Fragrance Journal Volume 9, Issue 5, pages 233–235, September/October 1994