Essential Oils from Leaves and Inflorescences ofOcimum micranthumWilld. from Northeastern Brazil
- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Essential Oil Research
- Vol. 10 (1) , 77-78
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1998.9700843
Abstract
The leaf and inflorescence oils of Ocimum micranthum Willd. were investigated by GC (retention time data), GC/MS and 13C-NMR spectroscopy. The main constituents in the leaves were eugenol (44.8%) and β-caryophyllene (14.7%), whereas in the inflorescence elemicin (32.9%) and eugenol (14.0%) were the major compoundsKeywords
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