title: Constituents of essential oils from the leaf and flower of Plumeria alba grown in Nigeria.
abstract: This paper reports on the compounds identified in the leaf and flower essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation of Plumeria alba L. (Apocynaceae) grown in Nigeria. The chemical analysis of the essential oils was achieved by means of gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Linalool (13.2%), n-nonanal (9.6%), phenyl acetaldehyde (8.5%), neryl acetone (5.3%) and n-decanal (5.1%) were the main constituents of the leaf oil. On the other hand, the flower oil comprised mainly of limonene (9.1%), linalool (7.9%), α-cedrene (8.0%), caryophyllene oxide (7.9%) and (E, E)-α-farnesene (6.6%). This is the first report on the essential oil constituents of P. alba.
authors.forename: Oladipupo A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Lawal
authors.forename: Isiaka A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Ogunwande
authors.forename: Andy R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Opoku
mesh_terms: D000080462:Acyclic Monoterpenes; D029062:Apocynaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D053138:Cyclohexenes / Q000032:analysis; D035264:Flowers / Q000737:chemistry*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D000077222:Limonene; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000032:analysis; D009549:Nigeria; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000032:analysis*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry*; D000081223:Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000032:analysis; D013729:Terpenes / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000080462:Acyclic Monoterpenes; D053138:Cyclohexenes; D039821:Monoterpenes; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D000081223:Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D013729:Terpenes; C000393:cedrene; C062672:alpha-farnesene; D000077222:Limonene; C018584:linalool; C515179:caryophyllene oxide