Chemical composition of the essential oil of Commiphora erythraea.
The essential oil composition of Commiphora erythraea (Ehrenb) Engl. is reported for the first time. The oil is rich in sesquiterpenes, particularly furanosesquiterpenes (50.3%). GC-MS analysis of the oil permitted differentiation between C. erythraea and C. kataf, two often confused species.
Marcotullio
Maria Carla
MC
Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Sezione Chimica Organica, via del Liceo 1, 06123 Perugia, Italy. marcotu@unipg.it
Santi
Claudio
C
Mwankie
Gildas Norbert Oball-Mond
GN
Curini
Massimo
M
D029744:Commiphora / Q000737:chemistry*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry; D013045:Species Specificity
D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012717:Sesquiterpenes