Abstract

GARAY CAUTI, Zoila; ACHA DE LA CRUZ, Otilia; DE SOUZA, Amada  and  COLLANTES DIAZ, Ingrit E.. Chemical study of the essential oil of Morinda citrifolia Lineo (noni). Rev. Soc. Quím. Perú [online]. 2010, vol.76, n.4, pp.366-376. ISSN 1810-634X.

The leaves and fruit of Morinda citrifolia Lineo was collected in Peru in the department of Ucayali (Pucallpa). The identification of major compounds of essential oil from the pulp with seeds and peel fresh noni fruit was done through analysis of Kovats index; also the hexane extract of fresh fruit was isolated 3-epi-corosolic acid, which was identified by spectroscopic analysis of the RMN 1 3C RMN 1H.

Keywords : Morinda citrifolia L.; essential oil; Kovats index; acid 3-epi-corosolic.

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