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Chemical composition of the essential oil from annatto (Bixa orellana L.) seeds

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JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH
Volume 15, Issue 2, Pages 66-67

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ALLURED PUBL CORP
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2003.9712065

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Bixa orellana; Bixaceae; essential oil composition; (Z,E)-farnesyl acetate

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The chemical composition of the seed oil of Bixa orellana L. was studied by GUMS. Thirty-five components have been identified, of which (Z,E)-famesyl acetate (11.6%), occidentalol acetate (9.7%), spathulenol (9.6%) and ishwarane (9.1%) were major.

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