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Original Articles

Constituents of the Essential Oil of Capraria biflora from Northeast Brazil

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Pages 158-159 | Received 01 Oct 2003, Accepted 01 Dec 2003, Published online: 28 Nov 2011
 

Abstract

The essential oil from the fresh leaves of Capraria biflora (Scrophulariaceae), obtained by hydrodistillation processs, was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Nine compounds were characterized representing 91.1% of compounds present in the oil. The major components present were the sesquiterpenes β-caryophyllene (29.6%) and β-muurolene (32.6%).

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