Comparison of the chemical composition of east indian, jamaican and other west indian essential oils of myristica fragrans houtt

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 6-9

  Simpson, Gregory I C ^a   Jackson, Yvette A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Erpinen 4 ol; Essential oil composition; Myristica fragrans; Myristicaceae; Nutmeg oil; Phenylpropanoids; pinene; pinene

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPOSITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOMERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OLEFINS;

JAMAICAN OIL; MONOTERPENOIDS; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS HOUTT.; MYRISTICACEAE; NUTMEG OIL; OCIMENE; PHENYLPROPANOIDS; PINENE;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

EID: 0036168208     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2002.9699743     Document Type: Article

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