Open-access Volatile constituents of the fruits of Licania tomentosa Benth

The aroma of Licania tomentosa was obtained by hydrodistillation and extraction with pentane and their volatiles constituents were identified by gas chromatography - mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The main components identified were 1-hexanol (11.1%), 4-heptanol (10.5%), 3-methylbutyl butanoate (7.4%), hexanal (7.1%) and myrcene (6.4%).

Chrysobalanaceae; oiti; oitizeiro; aroma; alcohols; esters; aldehydes; GC-MS


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