title: Analysis of chemical constituents of the volatile oil from leaves of Solanum bicolor.
abstract: The volatile components from the leaves of Solanum bicolor Roemer & Schultes, was obtained by hydrodistillation and was analizad by GC/MS. A total of 20 compounds, representing 96.3 % of the oil, were identified. The dominant compounds were trans-caryophyllene (23.2%), trans-2-pentadecene (22.6%), germacrene D (12.2%), biciclogermecrene (8.0%) and caryophyllene oxide (4.7%).
authors.affiliation: Research Institute, Faculty of Pharmacy and Bioanalysis, University of Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela.
authors.forename: Alida Pérez
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Colmenares
authors.forename: Luis B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Rojas
authors.forename: Eilen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arias
authors.forename: Juan Carmona
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Arzola
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Usubillaga
mesh_terms: D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000032:analysis*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000032:analysis*; D032322:Solanum / Q000737:chemistry*; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014687:Venezuela
chemical_list: D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils; D013729:Terpenes