Chemical Composition of Cajuput Oil (Melaleuca leucadendra L.) from Cuba

Jorge Pino Instituto de Investigaciones para la Industria Alimenticia, Carr. Del Guatao km 3½, La Habana, 19200, Cuba

Avillio Bello Instituto Superior Pedagogico de Pinar del Rio, Cuba

Armando Urquiola Instituto Superior Pedagogico de Pinar del Rio, Cuba

Juan Aguero Centro de Quimica-Farmaceutica, La Habana, Cuba

Rolando Marbot Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas, Cuba

Abstract

The chemical composition of the leaf oil of cajuput (Melaleuca leucadendra L.) was studied by GC/MS. Thirty-eight components have been identified, of which viridiflorol (28.2%) and 1,8-cineole (21.3%) were major.

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