Abstract:The chemical composition of the essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation of fresh leaves of Clerodendrum buchholzii Gürke grown in Cameroon was investigated by GC-FID and GC-MS. The major compounds were benzaldehyde (96%) and octen-3-ol, which were also determined by the AEDA method as the key odourants of this sample.
The essential oils of Staudtia gabonensis Warb (Myristicaceae) were obtained from seeds and bark by hydrodistillation of plant material collected in Gabon. Analyses by GC and GC/ MS indicate a sesquiterpenic composition with germacrend D (35.2%) and β-caryophyllene (12.2%) in the seed oil while trans-α-bergamotene (39.5%) and β-caryophyllene (13.2%) are the major components of the bark oil.These volatile extracts did not reveal important antioxidant and antiradical activities.
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