Composition of the essential oil of microglossa pyrrhopappa (A. Rich) Agnew var. Pyrrhopappa from Kenya

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Date
2001
Author
Mwangi, Julius W
Thoithi, Grace N
Juliani, Hector R
Zygadlo, Julio A
Type
Article
Language
en
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Abstract
The essential oil of Microglossa pyrrhopappa var. pyrrhopappa (A. Rich) Agnew (Compositae) from Kenya has been studied for the first time. Analysis of the oil by CC and CC/MS reveals that the major compounds were a-caryophyllene (20.3%), 'Y-gurjunene (11.5%), limonene (8.5%) and o-cadinene (6.1%).
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http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/10892
Citation
J. Essent. Oil Res., 13,229-230 (July/August 2001)
Publisher
Department of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi
 
Instituto Multidisciplinario de Btologia Vegetal, IMBN-CONICET. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba. Avenida Velez Sarsfield
 
Subject
Microglossa pyrrhopappa var. pyrrhopappa,
Compositae,
Essential oil composition,
b-caryophyllene,
'Y-gurjunene
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