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Volatile Components of Oiti Fruit (Licania tomentosa Benth.)

Rachel O. Castilho and Maria A. C. Kaplan

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Farmácia, Departamento de Produtos Farmacêuticos, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Núcleo de Pesquisas de Produtos Naturais, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil

Abstract: The fresh fruits from Licania tomentosa Benth. (Chrysobalanaceae) , were submitted to hydrodistillation in a modified Clevenger-type apparatus. Analysis of volatile oil were performed by GC and GC-MS. Comparison of results with literature data allowed the chemical characterization of 83% of compounds of mixture. Thirteen compounds were identified, three monoterpenes, five aliphatic esters, two alcohols, two ketones and one aldehyde. The alcohols were the major compounds (35.6%), but the esters showed great diversity.

Keywords: Licania tomentosa; Chrysobalanaceae; Oiti; hexanol.