Composition of the essential oil of microglossa pyrrhopappa (A. Rich) Agnew var. Pyrrhopappa from Kenya
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Date
2001Author
Mwangi, Julius W
Thoithi, Grace N
Juliani, Hector R
Zygadlo, Julio A
Type
ArticleLanguage
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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%).
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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- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10214]