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Chemical composition of leaf essential oil of <i>Annona senegalensis</i> Pers. (Annonaceae) growing in North Central Nigeria
Abstract
Leaf essential oil of Annona senegalensis Pers. obtained by hydrodistillation was analysed using GC and GC/MS. The analyses revealed the abundance of oxygenated monoterpenes (65.0%). The major constituents were citronellal (30.0%), citronellol (14.8%), geranial (17.2%), thymol (8.1%), â – caryophyllene (7.8%) and carvacrol (6.92%).
