Identification of the volatile constituents of Brachystegia eurycoma Harms

International Journal of Aromatherapy

Volumn 16, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 155-158

  Ogunbinu, A O ^a   Ogunwande, I A ^b   Walker, T M ^c   Setzer, W N ^c  

^a BOWEN UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

1,8 Cineole; Acorenone; Brachystegia eurycoma Harms; Caesalphinaceae; Essential oil; GC MS

Indexed keywords

1,3 DIMETHYLNAPHTHALENE; 6,10 DIMETHYL 2 UNDECANONE; ACORENONE; ALLOAROMADENDRIN; ALPHA IONONE; ALPHA PHELLANDRENE; AROMADENDRENE; BETA ACORADIENE; BETA CHAMIGRENE; BETA FUNEBENE; CARYOPHYLLENE; CINEOLE; COPAENE; DELTA ELEMENE; ELEMENE; ESSENTIAL OIL; GAMMA GURJUNENE; GAMMA MUUROLENE; GAMMA PATCHOULENE; GEIJERENE; GEOSMIN; GERANYL ACETONE; HUMULENE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; RHO CYMENE; SESQUITERPENOID; TERPINEN 4 OL; TERPINEOL; TETRADECANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BRACHYSTEGIA EURYCOMA; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLANT;

EID: 33751426743     PISSN: 09624562     EISSN: 14769409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijat.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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