title: Volatile constituents of the leaves of Munnozia senecionidis from the Venezuelan Andes.
abstract: The essential oil of Munnozia senecionidis Benth. (Asteraceae), obtained by hydrodistillation, was analyzed by GC-MS. Twenty compounds were identified, accounting for 93.9% of the oil. The most abundant components were caryophyllene oxide (19.9%), trans-nerolidol (12.1%), epi-alpha-cadinol (9.4%) and hexadecanoic acid (8.8%).
authors.affiliation: Natural Product Group, Research Institute, University of Los Andes, Mérida, ZP-5101-A, Venezuela.
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lara
authors.forename: Luis B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Rojas
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Usubillaga
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carmona
mesh_terms: D019659:Asteraceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry; D014687:Venezuela
chemical_list: D010938:Plant Oils