Chemical composition of the essential oil from annatto (Bixa orellana L.) Seeds

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 66-67

  Pino, Jorge A ^a   Correa, Margarita T ^b  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones para la Industria Alimenticia   (Cuba)

^b NATL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Cuba)

Author keywords

(Z,E) farnesyl acetate; Bixa orellana; Bixaceae; Essential oil composition

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SEED; SILICA;

SEED OIL;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

BIXA ORELLANA; BIXACEAE;

EID: 0142258692     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2003.9712065     Document Type: Article

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