title: Composition of the Essential Oil of Cymbopogon travancorensis.
abstract: The chemical composition of the essential oil of CYMBOPOGON TRAVANCORENSIS Bor. (Poaceae) was investigated by capillary GC and GC-MS. Thirty-five compounds were identified. The oil contains mono- and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (39.60%), oxygenated terpenes (30.45%), and phenyl propanoids (22.04%). The main constituents of the oil are camphene (11.86%), limonene (18.07%), borneol (9.71%), elemicin (17.22%), and elemol (11.21%).
authors.affiliation: Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Regional Centre, Bangalore 560 065, India.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Mallavarapu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramesh
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Syamasundar