Essential oil composition and allelopathic effect of the Brazilian Lamiaceae Hesperozygis ringens (Benth.) Epling and Hesperozygis rhododon Epling

…, C Menut, ME Toffoli, P Vérin, M Sobral…

Index: Von Poser, Gilsane L.; Menut, Chantal; Toffoli, Maria E.; Verin, Pierre; Sobral, Marcos; Bessiere, Jean-Marie; Lamaty, Gerard; Henriques, Amelia T. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 1996 , vol. 44, # 7 p. 1829 - 1832

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Abstract

Samples of Hesperozygis ringens (Benth.) Epling and Hesperozygis rhododon Epling essential oils were analyzed by a combination of analytical techniques: capillary gas chromatography, liquid/solid chromatography, GC/MS coupling, and NMR spectroscopy. Twenty-four components have been identified representing altogether more than 95% of the oil content. The oil of H. ringens is constituted mainly by pulegone (79.2%) accompanied ...