Chemical Composition and Toxicity of Essential Oil of Vitellaria paradoxa (C.F. Gaertn.) from Nigeria
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2013-06-24
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Taylor & Francis
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The essential oils from the leaves and stem-bark of Vitellaria paradoxa C. F. Gaertn. obtained by hydrodistillation were analyzed by GC/GC-MS. A total of 68 and 33 compounds representing 90.1 % and 95.1 % of the total oils were identified in the leaves and stem bark, respectively. The major constituent in the two oils was linalool (12.2 to 15.0 %). The essential oil has LC50 value between 160.098 and 171.240 μg/ml indicating moderate toxicity.
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Vitellaria paradoxa, hydrodistillation, linalool, lethal concentration, GC-MS