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Planta Med 1987; 53(4): 379-380
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-962743
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The Essential Oil of Perilla ocimoides: A Rich Source of Rosefuran

L. N. Misra, A. Husain
  • Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, PB No-1, RSM Nagar, Lucknow-226016, India.
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1986

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24 January 2007 (online)

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Abstract

The essential oil of a strain of Perilla ocimoides from Bangladesh, cultivated at Lucknow, after GC-MS investigations afforded rosefuran (1) as the major constituent (58%) along with 17 others including β-caryophyllene, perilla ketone (2), perillene, α-cedrene, germacrene-D, and isobis-abolene.

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