title: Chemical composition of essential oil from the root bark of Sassafras albidum.
abstract: The root bark of Sassafras albidum (Nuttall) Nees (Lauraceae) was extracted at room temperature with hexane and chloroform as solvents. The isolated essential oils were analyzed with GC and GC/MS. Thirty compounds were identified, nine of which have not been previously reported from this species. The major compounds were safrole (85%), camphor (3.25%), and methyleugenol (1.10%). Ten sesquiterpenes were also identified.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forestry, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, USA.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Kamdem
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Gage
mesh_terms: D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009822:Oils, Volatile