Seasonal variation in the composition of volatile oils from Schinus terebinthifolius raddi

Essential oils from leaves, ripe and unripe fruits of Schinus terebinthifolius growing in Brazil were investigated. Oil content from either ripe or unripe fruits was similar (4.65% and 3.98%, respectively). Sesquiterpenes (from 78.0% to 90.4%) dominated the oil content of both leaves and unripe frui...

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Main Authors: Luiz Cláudio Almeida Barbosa, Antônio Jacinto Demuner, Alan Dumont Clemente, Vanderlúcia Fonseca de Paula, Faiz M. D. Ismail
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2007-01-01
Series:Química Nova
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422007000800030