title: Essential oil composition of Vismia macrophylla leaves (Guttiferae).
abstract: The essential oil from Vismia macrophylla Kunth (Guttiferae) leaves, extracted by hydrodistillation, was analyzed by GC/MS. The oil obtained (yield 0.11%) contained twenty-eight compounds, which were identified from their retention indices and by comparison of their mass spectra with those in the Wiley GC-MS Library data base. The major components were beta-caryophyllene (20.1%), germacrene D (11.6%) and beta-elemene (7.0%).
authors.affiliation: Organíc Biomolecular Research Group, Research Institute, Faculty of Pharmacy and Bioanalysis, University of Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela. janner@ula.ve
authors.forename: Janne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rojas
authors.forename: Alexis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buitrago
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rojas
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morales
mesh_terms: D028084:Clusiaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000032:analysis*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D000081223:Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000032:analysis; D045788:Sesquiterpenes, Germacrane / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D009822:Oils, Volatile; D000081223:Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D045788:Sesquiterpenes, Germacrane; C445979:beta-elemene; C024714:caryophyllene; C027259:germacrene D