Identification of the main volatile compounds in the leaf and flower of Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl) Gray

Journal of Natural Medicines

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-66

  Moronkola, Dorcas O ^a   Ogunwande, Isiaka A ^b   Walker, Tameka M ^c   Setzer, William N ^c   Oyewole, Isaac O ^d  

^a The Polytechnic Ibadan   (Nigeria)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c University of Alabama in Huntsville ^*  (United States)

^d BABCOCK UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Pinene; Caryophyllene; GC MS; Germacrene D; Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl) A. Gray; Volatile oil

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC CARBOXYLIC ACID; BETA PINENE; BICYCLOGERMACRENE; CARYOPHYLLENE; CINEOLE; DITERPENOID; GERMACRENE D; PINENE; SUNFLOWER OIL;

ARTICLE; DISTILLATION; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; SUNFLOWER; TITHONIA DIVERSIFOLIA;

EID: 33846107581     PISSN: 13403443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11418-006-0019-5     Document Type: Article

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