Chemical composition of the epicuticular wax from the fruits of Eucalyptus globulus

Phytochemical Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 364-369

  Pereira, Susana I ^a   Freire, Carmen S R ^a   Neto, Carlos Pascoal ^a   Silvestre, Armando J D ^a   Silva, Artur M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

3 ,11 dihydroxyurs 12 en 28 oic acid; 3 hydroxyurs 11 en 13 (28) olide; 8 desmethyleucalyptin; Epicuticular wax; Eucalyptus globulus; Fruits; GC MS; Hydrolysis; Sesamin; Tritriacontan 16,18 dione; Ursolic acid

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ESTERS; HYDROLYSIS; PALMITIC ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACIDS;

3Β,11Α-DIHYDROXYURS-12-EN-28-OIC ACID; 3Β-HYDROXYURS-11-EN-13Β(28)-OLIDE; 8-DESMETHYLEUCALYPTIN; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; EPICUTICULAR WAXES; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; GC-MS; SESAMIN; TRITRIACONTAN-16,18-DIONE; URSOLIC ACID;

FRUITS;

3BETA HYDROXYURS 11 EN 13BETA(28) OLIDE; 3BETA,11ALPHA DIHYDROXYURS 12 EN 28 OIC ACID; 8 NOREUCALYPTIN; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUCALYPTUS OIL; FATTY ACID; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; PALMITIC ACID; SESAMIN; TRITERPENIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TRITRIACONTAN 16,18 DIONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URSOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; FRUIT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN;

EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS;

EID: 25844450837     PISSN: 09580344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pca.859     Document Type: Article

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