Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of the Essential Oils of Chrysophyllum albidum G. Don (African Star Apple)

Table 3

Classification of compounds identified in both leaf and fruit essential oils of Chrysophyllum albidum.

Compound class	Leaf essential oil (% composition)	Fruit essential oil (% composition)
Alcohols	1.08	2.97
Alkanes	28.49	26.90
Carboxylic acids	28.38	7.03
Esters	27.87	26.29
Ketones	0.97	1.03
Sterols	0.57	0.92
Terpenes/terpenoids	5.54	24.25
^#Others	4.92	8.46
Total	97.84	97.86

^#Others include compound classes such as aromatic hydrocarbons, coumarins, amines, and phenols.