Chemical Composition of the Leaf Oil ofJuniperus cedrusWebb. et Berth. from Madeira
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Rolando Marbot; Paulo Fernandes; Jorge A. Pino; Graça Freitas
- Source
- Journal of Essential Oil Research. 15:331-332
- Subject
- Limonene
chemistry.chemical_compound
Juniperus cedrus
δ 3 carene
Cupressaceae
biology
chemistry
Botany
General Chemistry
biology.organism_classification
Chemical composition
- Language
- ISSN
- 2163-8152
1041-2905
The chemical composition of the leaf oil of Juniperus cedrus Webb. et Berth. was studied by GC and GC/MS. Thirty-four compounds representing 97.7% of the oil were identified of which α-pinene (36.0%), ω-3-carene (14.8%) and limonene (21.1%) were the major components.