Affiliation:
1. Research Institute, Faculty of Pharmacy and Bioanalysis
2. Jardín de Plantas Medicinales “Dr. Luís Ruiz Terán”, University of Los Andes, Mérida, ZP-5101-A, Venezuela
Abstract
The volatile components from the leaves of Solanum bicolor Roemer & Schultes, was obtained by hydrodistillation and was analizad by GC/MS. A total of 20 compounds, representing 96.3 % of the oil, were identified. The dominant compounds were trans-caryophyllene (23.2%), trans-2-pentadecene (22.6%), germacrene D (12.2%), biciclogermecrene (8.0%) and caryophyllene oxide (4.7%).
Subject
Complementary and alternative medicine,Plant Science,Drug Discovery,Pharmacology,General Medicine