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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Chemical Composition of the Leaf Oil ofLantana camara

M. Amaro BlazquezD. PrasadVirendra S. Rana

subject

biologylawVerbenaceaeBotanyLantana camaraLantanaGeneral Chemistryβ caryophyllenebiology.organism_classificationChemical compositionEssential oilGermacrene Dlaw.invention

description

The essential oil of the fresh leaves of Lantana camera growing in Dehra Dun was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The major constituents identified in the oil included β-caryophyllene (23.3%), α-humulene (11.5%), germacrene D (10.9%), davanone (7.3%) and γ-curcumene (6.3%).

https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.2005.9698874