FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2007, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (1): 36-38.

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Chemical Compositions of Essential Oil of Eucalyptus umbellate Growing in Guangxi

 TIAN  Yu-Hong, LIU  Xiong-Min, ZHOU  Yong-Hong, LAI  Fang   

  1. 1.Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; 2.Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University of Technology, Liuzhou 545006, China
  • Online:2007-01-15 Published:2011-12-31

Abstract: The essential oil of leaves from Eucalyptus umbellate growing in Guangxi was obtained by hydrodistillation and analysed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry(GC-MS). 51 compounds constituting 96.17% of the oil were identified. The major components are: 1, 8-cineole (28.46%), β-pinene (12.21%), α-pinene (11.00%), globulol (7.27%), α-terpineol (6.59%), limonene (5.34%), aromadendrene (3.92%), p-Menth-1-en-4-ol (2.08%) and epiglobulol (1.77%).

Key words: Eucalyptus umbellate, essential oil, composition, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry