Volatile constituents of Cunila polyantha (Lamiaceae) from Costa Rica. A rich source of menthone
The constituents of the volatile oil of Cunila polyantha from Dota, Costa Rica, were investigated using coupled gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analyses. Menthone (63%), pulegone (14%), <IMG SRC="http:/img/fbpe/rbt/v47n3/http:/img/fbpe/rbt/v47n3/beta_pña.JPG" WIDTH=9 HEIGHT...
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| Language: | English |
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Vicerractoría Investigación
1999-09-01
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| Series: | Revista de Biología Tropical |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77441999000300010 |
| Summary: | The constituents of the volatile oil of Cunila polyantha from Dota, Costa Rica, were investigated using coupled gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analyses. Menthone (63%), pulegone (14%), <IMG SRC="http:/img/fbpe/rbt/v47n3/http:/img/fbpe/rbt/v47n3/beta_pña.JPG" WIDTH=9 HEIGHT=16>-caryophyllene (4.5%) and 3-octanyl acetate (3%) were found to be the major constituents of the volatile oil.<br>Se investigaron los constituyentes del aceite esencial obtenido por hidrodestilación de la parte aérea de la planta Cunila polyantha (Lamiaceae), mediante las técnicas de cromatografía de gases y espectrometría de masas (GC-MS). Se encontró que los constituyentes mayoritarios del aceite fueron los monoterpenoides mentona (63%) y pulegona (14%), el sesquiterpeno <IMG SRC="http:/img/fbpe/rbt/v47n3/beta_pña.JPG" WIDTH=9 HEIGHT=16>-cariofileno (4.5%) y el acetato de 3-octanilo (3%). |
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| ISSN: | 0034-7744 2215-2075 |