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Chemical Composition of Myrtus communis L. (Myrtaceae) Fruits

Karzan Omer Qader, Sahar A. A. Malik Al-Saadi, Thuraya A. Al-Saadi

Journal of Applied Life Sciences International · pp. 1–8 · Published 28 Jun 2017

10.9734/JALSI/2017/33746

Abstract

The chemical composition of Myrtus communis L. extracts were prepared and analyzed by GC-MS. Sixteen phytochemical constituents of chemical compounds were identified in fruits of Myrtus communis. The relative percentage of linoleic acid methyl ester was high (27.19%), followed by oleic acid methyl ester (21.18%) and then octane 3,5- dimethyl (16.47%), dodecane (11.39%), palmitic acid methyl ester (6.80%) and tetradecane (6.69%) as well as, some components present in lower percentage such as stearic acid methyl ester (3.32%).   

Myrtus communis Myrtaceae linoleic acid GC-MS

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