Original Article
David Lee Nelson, Maria Caroli
Abstract
This paper describes the isolation of the essential oil from the floral bud of Caryocar brasiliense (“pequi”) by steam distillation. The chemical characterization was performed by mass spectrophotometry coupled with gas chromatography. Eudesmol (39.18%), 2-methyl-3-hydroxypropanoic acid (4.35%), 2-(3-bromopropyl)-cyclohexanone (2.48%) and cis-farnesol (3.98%) were detected in the essential oil of the floral bud. The essential oil content was 0.06%.