title: E,E-α-Farnesene rich essential oil of Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Wilde flower.
abstract: Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Wilde (Fabaceae) commonly known as 'Ashoka' is a highly valued medicinal plant categorised 'vulnerable' by International Union for Conservation of Nature. The hydro-distilled essential oil from the flowers of S. asoca was investigated using gas chromatography equipped with a flame ionisation detector (GC-FID) and gas chromatography coupled with a mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Twenty-eight compounds representing 95.8% of the total oil were identified. The major constituents of the essential oil were E,E-α-farnesene (41.2%), hexadecanoic acid (15.3%), methyl salicylate (9.5%) and Z-lanceol (6.6%). The oil was found to be rich in sesquiterpene hydrocarbon-type constituents.
authors: a Department of Phytochemistry , Regional Medical Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research) , Belgaum , India.
authors: Rajesh K
authors: RK
authors: Joshi
mesh_terms: D007887:Fabaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D035264:Flowers / Q000737:chemistry*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; C062672:alpha-farnesene
keywords: E,E-α-farnesene; Fabaceae; GC/MS; Saraca asoca (Roxb.) Wilde; hexadecanoic acid