title: Characterization of the leaf essential oils of an endemic species Cinnamomum perrottetii from Western Ghats, India.
abstract: Essential oils from the leaf of Cinnamomum perrottetii Meissn. collected from three distinct populations in the southern Western Ghats, India were analysed by GC-FID and GC-MS. A total of 56 volatile constituents representing 92.2-96.3% of the oils were identified. Variations in the chemical constituents of the oils were found. Only three major components namely, α-pinene (5.1-6.6%), tau-cadinol (8.7-20.5%) and α-cadinol (7.3-13%) out of 10 were found in all three samples. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the chemical compositions of leaf essential oil of C. perrottetii.
authors.affiliation: a School of Chemical and Biotechnology , SASTRA University , Thanjavur , India.
authors.forename: Venkatraman
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sriramavaratharajan
authors.affiliation: a School of Chemical and Biotechnology , SASTRA University , Thanjavur , India.
authors.forename: Veerappan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sudha
authors.affiliation: a School of Chemical and Biotechnology , SASTRA University , Thanjavur , India.
authors.forename: Ramar
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Murugan
mesh_terms: D000081008:Bicyclic Monoterpenes; D027424:Cinnamomum / Q000737:chemistry*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D007194:India; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000737:chemistry; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D013729:Terpenes / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000081008:Bicyclic Monoterpenes; D039821:Monoterpenes; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D013729:Terpenes; C445364:cadinol; C005451:alpha-pinene
keywords: Cinnamomum perrottetii; essential oil; tau-cadinol; α-cadinol; α-pinene