Aromatic Plants of Tropical West Africa. VI. α-Oxobisabolene as Main Constituent of the Leaf Essential Oil ofCommiphora africana(A. Rich.) Engl, from Benin
- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Journal of Essential Oil Research
- Vol. 10 (1), 105-107
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1998.9700852
Abstract
The leaf oil of Commiphora africana has been analyzed by GC, GC/MS coupling and 13C-NMR spectroscopy. The two major compounds identified in the oil were α-oxobisabolene (60%) and γ-bisabolene (10%)Keywords
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