Essential Oil of Eugenia speciosa Camb. (Myrtaceae) from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Luciana Vignólio Alves IQ - UFRRJ, Institute de Ciências Exatas, Pavilbào de Química, Km-47 da Antiga Rodovia Rio-Sào Paulo, Seropédica, 23851-970, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Leila Vileia Alegrio IQ - UFRRJ, Institute de Ciências Exatas, Pavilbào de Química, Km-47 da Antiga Rodovia Rio-Sào Paulo, Seropédica, 23851-970, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rosane Nora Castro IQ - UFRRJ, Institute de Ciências Exatas, Pavilbào de Química, Km-47 da Antiga Rodovia Rio-Sào Paulo, Seropédica, 23851-970, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ronoel Luiz de Oliveira Godoy Emhrapa Agroindústria de Alimentos, Av. das Americas 29501, Guaratiha, 23020-470, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Abstract

The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation of the fresh leaves of Eugenia speciosa Camb. (Myrtaceae) growing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was investigated by GC and GC/MS. Compounds representing 95.7% the oil were identified. Twenty-seven components were identified according to their chromatographic retention indices and mass spectra. The major constituents were limonene (33.7%) and α-terpineol (18.9%).

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