title: [Study on chemical components of the essential oil from Fructus Canarii by GC-MS].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study on the main chemical components of essential oil from Fructus Canarii.
  
  
  METHODS
  The essential oil from Fructus Canarii was extracted by steam-stilling and analyzed by GC-MS. The relative content of each component was determined by normalization method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  121 compounds were separated and 65 compounds were identified, which weighed 91.25% of the total oil. The main chemical components of the oil were caryophilene (24.78%), (+/-)-2-methylene-6,6-dimethyl,-bicyclo [3.1.1]-heptane (13.51%), p-menth-1-en-8-ol (7.15%) and so on.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This experiment has provided scientific foundation for further utilization of Fructus Canarii.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China. subbytan@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Sui-Yi
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Xu-Rui
authors.initials: XR
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Wen-Jun
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Duan
mesh_terms: D029403:Burseraceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D039821:Monoterpenes; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D012717:Sesquiterpenes