Extracción y caracterización de aceites esenciales de especies aromáticas del cantón Macará

Abstract

Abstract: Essential oil of 11 species from Macará was obtained steam distillation method. The chemical composition of essential oils was determined by GC / MS. The major component for each specie was: Caryophyllene (54.56%) for Hyptis pectinata; Trisulfide, di-2-propenyl (74.02%) for Amphilophium paniculatum; β-Bisabolene (64.51%) for Piper barbatum; β-Selinene (25.33%) for Myrica pubescens; γ-Muurolene (25.91%) for Artemisia sodiroi hieron; Dillapiole (83.14%) for Piper sp.; (E)-caryophyllene (23.81%) for Buddleja bullata; Thujone trans (35.39%) for Zanthoxylum rigidum; Myrcene (30.84%) for Aristeguietia persicifolia; α- Terpinene (66.29%) for Chenopodium ambrosioides; Precocene I (47.61%) for Ageratum conyzoides and Camphor (74.62%) for Tagetes minuta. The density of the essential oil for Tagetes minuta was of 0.8737 g / cm3 and the refractive index was of 1.3994.