Volatile constituents of the fruit oil of pittosporum spp.

An expressed oil of the fruit of Pittosporum spp. was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Fifteen compounds were identified in the oil, of which α-pinene (60.2%) was the major component. Chiral GC analysis revealed that α-pinene was made up of more than 99% (R)-enantiomer.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dato’yaacob, Karim, Ariffin, Saleha
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis 2000
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/115322/