1. Volatile Components of the Essential Oil From Bauhinia ungulata L.
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Gramosa, Nilce V., de Freitas, João Vito B., de Lima Neto, Manoel N., Silveira, Edilberto R., and Nunes, Edson P.
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BAUHINIA , *ESSENTIAL oils , *VOLATILE organic compounds , *FOLIAR diagnosis , *FATS & oils analysis , *GAS chromatography , *CHEMICAL composition of plants - Abstract
Air-dried leaves of Bauhinia ungulata L. were submitted to volatile oil isolation by hydrodistillation to produce an oil in 0.007% yield. The oil obtained was examined by gas chromatography (GC-FID) and gas chromatography mass spectrometiy (GC/MS). Thirteen compounds comprising 95.9% of the total peak area were identified. The main constituents identified were spathulenol (47.7%) and camyophyllene oxide (18.3%). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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