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Essential oil constituents of some Piper species
Author(s) -
Sumathykutty M. A.,
Rao J. Madhusudana,
Padmakumari K. P.,
Narayanan C. S.
Publication year - 1999
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(199909/10)14:5<279::aid-ffj821>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - chemistry , essential oil , piper , berry , sesquiterpene , piperaceae , monoterpene , botany , chromatography , organic chemistry , biology
The chemical compositions of essential oils of some Piper species were determined by capillary GC and capillary GC–MS. Elemol (11.5%) constituted the most abundant component of Piper nigrum leaf oil, β‐Caryophyllene (13%) was the major constituent of P. attenuatum leaf oil, whereas β‐cubebene (10%) was the major constituent of P. attenuatum berry oil. Cubebol (23.6%) was the major component of P. cubeba berry oil. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.