title: Chemical composition of volatile oils from the pericarps of Indian sandalwood (Santalum album) by different extraction methods.
abstract: The chemical composition of volatile compounds from pericarp oils of Indian sandalwood, Santalum album L., isolated by hydrodistillation and solvent extraction, were analyzed by GC and GC-MS. The pericarps yielded 2.6 and 5.0% volatile oil by hydrodistillation and n-hexane extraction, and they were colorless and yellow in color, respectively. A total of 66 volatile components were detected. The most prominent compounds were palmitic and oleic acids, representing about 40-70% of the total oil. Many fragrant constituents and biologically active components, such as alpha- and beta-santalol, cedrol, esters, aldehydes, phytosterols, and squalene were present in the pericarp oils. This is the first report of the volatile composition of the pericarps of any Santalum species.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xin Hua
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jaime A Teixeira
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Yong Xia
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Jie Tang
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Guo Hua
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000081223:Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes; D032123:Santalum / Q000737:chemistry*; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000032:analysis; D013185:Squalene / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D009822:Oils, Volatile; D000081223:Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; C043206:santalol; D013185:Squalene