Linalyl acetate, sources

Later it was found that P. incognita accepted linalyl acetate better than linalool as the sole source of carbon [59]. A microbial degradation of linalyl acetate leaving the acetoxy group intact was suggested. 

Linalool (23) is more properly spelt linalool and pronounced with two distinct o sounds, the first long and the second short. This gives an indication of one of its principal sources, Linaloe oil, the essential oil of the Indian tree Bursera delpechiana, which contains levels of 30% linalool and 45-50% of its acetate. However, it is common practice nowadays to omit the diaeresis and even to speU the name with a single letter o. Other synonyms include linalyl alcohol, Licareol (extract from rosewood), and Coriandrol (extract from coriander). It occurs very widely in nature. The richest source is Ho leaf oil from China and Taiwan, which typically contains >90% linalool and levels as high as 97.5%, have been reported (150). Rosewood oil will typically contain 75-85% linalool and it is a major component of many flower (e.g., 80% in Ifeesia and 75% in honeysuckle) and herb (e.g., 65-80% in coriander) oils. Linalyl acetate is also a frequently encountered component of plant oils. Oils in which it plays a particularly important organoleptic role, include lavender ( 50%) and citrus leaf oils (also 50%). 

Large doses of lavender oil, however, are considered to be a narcotic poison one source reports that the oil can cause dermatitis and that more toxicological studies are needed. This statement supported by the recent finding that lavender oil, rich in linalyl acetate and linalool, was cytotoxic to human skin cells in vitro. ... 

Other. Lavaudiu oil is sometimes used as a source of linalool and linalyl acetate. Lavender oil is sometimes used externally as an insect repellent (martindale). 

Petitgrain oil contains large amounts of esters (40-80%, depending on sources composed mainly of linalyl acetate, with lesser quantity of geranyl acetate). Other compounds present include linalool, nerol, a-terpineol, geraniol, nerolidol, farnesol, and limonene (guenther MERCK). 

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