Chemical composition of the essential oils of Annona cuneata L. and Annona senegalensis Pers. stem barks

Abstract

The composition of the essential oils of the Annona senegalensis Pers. and Annona cuneata L. (Annonaceae) stem barks is reported. GC and GC-MS analyses showed p-cymene (36.0%) as the most abundant component of A. senegalensis, whilst sabinene (39.9%) was the main component of A. cuneata. α-and β-Pinene, (5.1% and 9.2%), β-phellandrene (4.9%), limonene (5.8%) and germacrene D (9.0%), were the major constituents of A. cuneata; those of A. senegalensis stem bark oil were α-phellandrene (25.0%), α-pinene (8.3%), Z-sabinol (6.9%) and limonene (4.8%). Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.