Chemical Composition of Leaf Essential Oil of Annona senegalensis Pers. (Annonaceae) growing in North Central Nigeria

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2010

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Leaf essential oil of Annona senegalensis Pers. obtained by hydrodistillation was analysed using GC and GC/MS. The analyses revealed the abundance of oxygenated monoterpenes (65.0%). The major constituents were citronellal (30.0%), citronellol (14.8%), geranial (17.2%), thymol (8.1%), β-caryophyllene (7.8%) and carvacrol (6.92).

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Annonaceae, Annona senegalensis, citronellal, geranial, thymol

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http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2286

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