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Constituents of the leaf essential oil of Cedrela odorata L. from Nigeria
Author(s) -
Asekun O. T.,
Ekundayo O.
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(199911/12)14:6<390::aid-ffj850>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - chemistry , essential oil , sesquiterpene , terpene , caryophyllene , terpenoid , gas chromatography–mass spectrometry , botany , organic chemistry , stereochemistry , food science , chromatography , mass spectrometry , biology
The essential oil composition of Cedrela odorata L. leaves was comprehensively investigated by means of capillary GC and GC–MS. Twenty‐six constituents were identified in the volatile oil. Sesquiterpenoids such as α‐santalene (9.5%), β‐acoradiene (7.1%), β‐elemene (6.8%), caryophyllene oxide (6.0%) and Z ‐α‐bergamotene (6.0%) were the dominant compounds. Minor constituents included isocaryophyllene, β‐bisabolene, β‐alaskene and amorpha‐4, 11‐diene. A rare sesquiterpenoid sulphur derivative, mintsulphide, was identified for the first time in C. odorata essential oil. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.