Chemical composition of the leaf oils of alpinia zerumbet(Pers.) burtt et smith and a. purpurata (Vieill) K. Schum. from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-54

  Victório, Cristiane P ^a   Leitão, Suzana G ^a   Lage, Celso L S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

1,8 cineole; Alpinia purpurata; Alpinia zerumbet; Caryophyllene oxide; Essential oil composition; P mentha 1,3,8 triene; Terpinen 4 ol; Terpinen 7 al; Zingiberaceae; pinene; pinene; terpinene

Indexed keywords

CARYOPHYLLENE OXIDE; ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION; TERPINEN-4-OL; TERPINENE; ZINGIBERACEAE;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; HYDRATES;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

ALPINIA; ALPINIA PURPURATA; ALPINIA ZERUMBET; MENTHA; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 76249099535     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2010.9700264     Document Type: Article

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