Sesquiterpenes of Amazonian Piper species

Autor: Alberdan S SANTOS, Eloisa H. A ANDRADE, Maria das Graças B ZOGHBI, Arnaldo I. R LUZ, José G. S MAIA
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 1998
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Zdroj: Acta Amazonica, Vol 28, Iss 2, Pp 127-127 (1998)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0044-5967
1809-4392
DOI: 10.1590/1809-43921998282130
Popis: The essential oils from leaves and thin branches of Piper amapense, Piper ducket and Piper bartlingianum were analysed by GC/MS and all volatile compounds were identified as sesquiterpenes. The main constitutents identified in the oil of P. amapense were trans-caryophyllene (25.0%), caryophyllene oxide (17.0%) and β-selinene (15.0%). The oil of P. duckei was dominated by trans-caryophyllene (23.5%), caryophyllene oxide (18.4%), β-eudesmol (9.4%) and a-eudesmol (9.1%). The major components found in the oil of P. bartlingianum were
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