Chemical composition of volatile oil from Cinnamomum zeylanicum buds.
The hydro-distilled volatile oil of the Cinnamomum zeylanicum (C. zeylanicum) buds was analyzed using GC and GC-MS for the first time. Thirty-four compounds representing approximately 98% of the oil was characterized. It consists of terpene hydrocarbons (78%) and oxygenated terpenoids (9%). alpha-Bergamotene (27.38%) and alpha-copaene (23.05%) are found to be the major compounds. A comparison of the chemical composition of the oil was made with that of flowers and fruits.
Jayaprakasha
Guddadarangavvanahally K
GK
Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore-570013, India. gkjp@lycos.com
Rao
Lingamallu Jaganmohan
LJ
Sakariah
Kunnumpurath K
KK
D001208:Asia; D001315:Australia; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002935:Cinnamomum zeylanicum / Q000737:chemistry*; D035264:Flowers / Q000737:chemistry*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification
D009822:Oils, Volatile