Volatile constituents from the infected wood of aquilaria malaccensis Benth

Upon hydrodistillation of Malaysian ‘gaharu’ (agarwood), an essential oil is obtained in 0.8% yield. The odour of the oil can be described as warm, diffusive, strongly woody and characteristic. It was found to contain at least 61% sesquiterpene alcohols, with 10-epi γ - eudesmol (23%) and valeria...

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Main Authors: Karim B. Yaacob,, Daniel Joulain,
Format: Article
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2000
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3793/
http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol29_2000/vol29_00page197-200.html
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