Chemical composition of essential oils ofHoslundia opposita Vahl. from Ivory Coast

Autor: Y. T. N'guessan, A. Ahibo Coffy, J. C. Chalachat, Z. F. Tonzibo
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Flavour and Fragrance Journal. 21:789-791
ISSN: 1099-1026
0882-5734
Popis: Hoslundia opposita Vahl. was collected in different locations on the Ivory Coast. Samples of essential oilobtained by hydrodistillation were analysed by GC and GC/MS. The results showed variability in the chemical compo-sition of the oils. Four chemotypes of H. opposita were identified: the essential oil from Dabou (south) was rich ingermacrene D (31.1%); the oil from Guiglo (west) contained a combination of β -caryophyllene (13.3%), germacrene D(24.1%) and benzyl benzoate (30.1%); in the essential oil from Agboville (southeast) the major constituents werementhol (10.9%), thymol (13.9%), β -caryopyllene (20.5%) and germacrene D (10.7%). The oil from Bouake (centre) wascharacterized by β -caryophyllene (24.8%) and germacrene D (24.1%). Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. KEYWORDS: Hoslundia opposita Vahl.; Lamiaceae; essential oil composition; menthol; β-caryophyllene; germacrene D;benzyl benzoate; chemotypes * Correspondence to: Z. F. Tonzibo, Laboratoire de Chimie OrganiqueStructurale, UFR Sciences des Structures de la Matiere et de la Technologie,Universite de Cocody, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Cote d’Ivoire.E-mail: tonzibz@yahoo.fr
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