Title: Chemical Composition of the Leaf Essential Oil of<i>Calyptranthes pittieri</i>from Monteverde, Costa Rica
Abstract: Abstract The leaf essential oil of Calyptranthes pittieri Standl. (Myrtaceae), from Costa Rica, was isolated by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC-MS. A total of 22 compounds were identified in the leaf oil accounting for 98.1% of the total composition. The most abundant components of the essential oil of C. pittieri were linalool (54.6%), trans-2-hexenal (24.4%), α-terpineol (6.3%), and terpinen-4-ol (4.6%).
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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