Chemical and Biological Analyses of the Essential Oils and Main Constituents of Piper Species

The essential oils obtained from leaves of Piper duckei and Piper demeraranum by hydrodistillation were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The main constituents found in P. demeraranum oil were limonene (19.3%) and β-elemene (33.1%) and in P. duckei oil the major components found were...

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Main Authors: Leonor Laura Leon, Jefferson Rocha de Andrade Silva, Ana Cláudia Fernandes Amaral, Gérzia M. C. Machado, Dominique F. Moura do Carmo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-02-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/17/2/1819/