Aromatic plants of tropical west africa. Part XV. Chemical and biological evaluation of leaf essential oil of commiphora africana from Benin

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 569-571

  Avlessi, F ^a   Alitonou, G A ^a   Sohounhloue, D K ^a   Bessiere, Jean Marie ^b   Menut, Chantal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^b INSTITUT CHARLES GERHARDT   (France)

Author keywords

Bisabolone; Burseraceae; Commiphora africana; Essential oil composition; Radical scavenging activity; sesquiphellandrene

Indexed keywords

Β-SESQUIPHELLANDRENE; BISABOLONE; BURSERACEAE; COMMIPHORA AFRICANA; ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION; RADIAL SCAVENGING ACTIVITY;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITION; ESSENTIAL OILS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; TROPICAL ENGINEERING;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BURSERACEAE; COMMIPHORA; COMMIPHORA AFRICANA;

EID: 27744580199     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2005.9698998     Document Type: Article

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