Essential oil constituents of Aframomum melegueta (Roscoe) K. Schum. seeds (alligator pepper) from Nigeria

Flavour and Fragrance Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-111

  Ajaiyeoba, E O ^a   Ekundayo, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

humulene; caryophyllene; Aframomum melegueta (Roscoe) K. Schum; Essential oil; GC MS; Seeds

Indexed keywords

CARYOPHYLLENE; ESSENTIAL OIL; HUMULENE; SESQUITERPENE; TERPENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DISTILLATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED;

AFRAMOMUM MELEGUETA;

EID: 0032961439     PISSN: 08825734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1026(199903/04)14:2<109::AID-FFJ775>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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