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Volatile constituents of the essential oil of Cymbopogon citratus Stapf grown in Zambia
Author(s) -
Chisowa Esmort H.,
Hall David R.,
Farman Dudley I.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
flavour and fragrance journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1099-1026
pISSN - 0882-5734
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1026(199801/02)13:1<29::aid-ffj682>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - cymbopogon citratus , geraniol , myrcene , chemistry , essential oil , traditional medicine , food science , limonene , medicine
The hydrodistilled essential oil from the leaves of Cymbopogon citratus Stapf grown in Zambia was analysed by GC and GC–MS. Sixteen compounds representing 93.4% of the oil were identified of which geranial (39.0%), neral (29.4%) and myrcene (18.0%) were the major components. Small amounts of geraniol (1.7%) and linalol (1.3%) were also detected. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.