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Chemical composition of the leaf essential pil of Terminalia catappa L. growing in southwestern Nigeria
American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products · 2013 · Vol. 1(1) · pp. 51–54
Abstract
The essential oil from the leaves of Terminalia catappa L. growing in southwestern Nigeria has been obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by gas chromatography – mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The leaf oil was dominated by (Z)-phytol (41.2%), palmitic acid (11.0%), and (E)-nerolidol (4.7%). Alkane hydrocarbons (25.5%) made up a significant portion of the leaf oil composition. The composition of Nigerian T. catappa leaf oil is qualitatively similar to previous reports of T. catappa from Taiwan, but with significant quantitative differences.
Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityMedicinal Plant ResearchEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesTerminaliaPalmitic acidNerolidolComposition (language)PhytolEssential oilChemical compositionChemistryBotanyBiology
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1
FWCI
0.00
field-weighted impact
References
21
Percentile
20%
vs. same field & year
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Chemical composition, antimicrobial, and cytotoxic assessment of Mitracarpus scaber Zucc. (Rubiaceae) essential oil from southwestern Nigeria
American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products · 2013 · 12 citations
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