Volatile Constituents of the Essential Oil ofPassiflora incarnataL.

Abstract

The volatile constituents of the essential oil of Passiflora incarnata L. were investigated by GC, GC/MS and GC/FTIR. The main compounds of the oil were hexanal (1.4%), benzyl alcohol (4.1%), linalool (3.2%), 2-phenylethyl alcohol (1.2%), 2-hydroxy benzoic acid methyl ester (1.3%), carvone (8.1%), trans-anethole (2.6%), eugenol (1.8%), isoeugenol (1.6%), β-ionone (2.6%), α-bergamotol (1.7%), phytol (1.9%) and the two fatty acids—palmitic (7.2%) and oleic acid (6.3%). More than 150 minor components were also identified in this essential oil by analysis with these GC systems.