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Analysis/Composition

Volatile Constituents from Leaves and Inflorescence Oil of Ocimum tenuiflorum L. f. (syn. O. sanctum L.) Grown in Northeastern Brazil

Maria Iracema Lacerda Machado Laboratório de Produtos Naturals; Departamento de Química Orgânica e Inorgânica, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Cx Postal 12200, CEP 60021-970, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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Maria Goretti de Vasconcelos Silva Laboratório de Produtos Naturals; Departamento de Química Analítica e Fisico-Química; Departamento de Química Orgânica e Inorgânica, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Cx Postal 12200, CEP 60021-970, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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Francisco José Abreu Matos Laboratório de Produtos Naturals
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Afrânio Aragão Craveiro Laboratório de Produtos Naturals
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José Wilson Alencar Laboratório de Produtos Naturals
Pages 324-326 | Received 01 Apr 1998, Accepted 01 Aug 1998, Published online: 09 Dec 2011
 
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Abstract

Ocimum tenuiflorum L.f. (syn O. sanctum L.) (Labiatae) is an ayurvedic medicinal plant from India that was introduced in Northeastern Brazil in 1970. Oils produced by steam distillation and microwave distillation from leaves and inflorescences were analyzed by GC/MS and retention indices. The leaf oil contained eugenol (79.0–82.7%) and β-caryophyllene (7.9–9.8%) as major constituents, whereas the inflorescence oil was rich in eugenol (17.6–60.0%), β-caryophyllene (24.5–40.7%) and caryophyllene oxide (5.9–18.5%).

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