Essential Oil of Moschosma riparium Hochst. (Lamiaceae) from Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

Ronoel L.O. Godoy Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Tecnologia Agroindustrial de Alimentos Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Av. das Américas, 29501 Guaratiba 23020-470, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Midori Koketsu Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Tecnologia Agroindustrial de Alimentos Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Av. das Américas, 29501 Guaratiba 23020-470, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Sueli L. Gonçalves Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Tecnologia Agroindustrial de Alimentos Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Av. das Américas, 29501 Guaratiba 23020-470, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Daíse Lopes Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Tecnologia Agroindustrial de Alimentos Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Av. das Américas, 29501 Guaratiba 23020-470, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Antônio F. Sá Sobrinho Centro de Pesquisa Agroflorestal da Amazonia Ocidental, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa, Agropecuária. Km - 28 da Rodovia AM 010, 69048-660, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

Helena S. Torquilho IQ-UFRRJ, Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Pavilhão de Química Km 47 da Antiga Rodovia Rio - São Paulo, Seropédica, 23851-970, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Abstract

The chemical composition of the essential oil of Moschosma riparium Hochst. from Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil was investigated by GC and GC/MS. A total of 66 compounds were identified among monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes and diterpenes. The major components found in the oil were fenchone (19.9%), l4-hydroxy-9-epi-β-caryophyllene (12.3%), α-cadinol (5.2%), isocaryophyllene (3.9%), camphor (3.4%) and δ-cadinene (3.1%).

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