title: Chemical composition of the essential oil of Baccharoides lilacina from India.
abstract: The essential oil composition from the aerial parts of Baccharoides lilacina (Dalzell & A. Gibson) M. R. Almeida was analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). A total of 41 compounds have been identified, representing 97.4% of the total oil. The main constituents were identified as beta-caryophyllene (27.7%), epi-alpha-cadinol (25.1%), caryophyllene oxide (9.9%), alpha-muurolol (7.6%), alpha-cadinene (6.1%) and alpha-cadinol 4.5%). The oil was found to be rich in oxygenated sesquiterpenes (47.1%) and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (46.2%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Phytochemistry, Regional Medical Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Belgaum, Karnataka-590 010, India. Joshirk_natprod@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Rajesh K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Joshi
mesh_terms: D019659:Asteraceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D007194:India; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry; D000081223:Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils; D000081223:Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D013729:Terpenes; C445364:cadinol; C024714:caryophyllene