Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil of Croton gossypiifolius from Venezuela

The essential oil from leaves of Croton gossypiifolius Vahl. (Euphorbiaceae) was obtained by hydrodistillation, and analyzed by GC/FID and GC/MS. The constituents were identified by their mass spectra and Kovats’ indices. Fifty-one compounds accounting for 92% of the oil were detected, and 47 of the...

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Published in:Natural product communications 2011-01, Vol.6 (1), p.97-99
Main Authors: Suárez, Alírica I., Oropeza, Marly, Vásquez, Luís, Tillett, Stephen, Compagnone, Reinaldo S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Croton - chemistry
Oils, Volatile - analysis
Plant Leaves - chemistry
Sesquiterpenes - analysis
Sesquiterpenes, Germacrane - analysis
Terpenes - analysis
Venezuela
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Summary:The essential oil from leaves of Croton gossypiifolius Vahl. (Euphorbiaceae) was obtained by hydrodistillation, and analyzed by GC/FID and GC/MS. The constituents were identified by their mass spectra and Kovats’ indices. Fifty-one compounds accounting for 92% of the oil were detected, and 47 of them were identified. The oil was dominated by oxygenated sesquiterpenes with the major presence of α-cedrene oxide (18.6%), spathulenol (16.3%), valencene (5.8%), geranyl-pentanoate (5.3%), α-cadinol (4.0%), germacrene D (3.5%) and longifolene (3.3%).
ISSN:1934-578X
1555-9475
DOI:10.1177/1934578X1100600123