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Composition of linalool rich essential oil from Lippia alba grown in Indian plains
Author(s) -
Bahl J. R,
Garg S. N,
Singh S. C,
Bansal R. P,
Naqvi A. A,
Kumar Sushil
Publication year - 2000
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 - 10.1002/1099-1026(200005/06)15:3<199::aid-ffj892>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - linalool , chemistry , essential oil , monoterpene , sesquiterpene , cutting , chemotype , botany , horticulture , organic chemistry , food science , biology
A field crop of Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E. Br. LAC‐2 genotype was raised through stem cuttings at Lucknow. The essential oil yields obtained upon hydrodistillation of leaves harvested between May 1998 and May 1999 varied from 0.6% to 0.8% on fresh weight basis. The GC and GC/MS analyses of the essential oils led to the identification of 15 compounds totalling 85% of the oil: the identified compounds included 4 monoterpene hydrocarbons (2%), 8 oxygenated monoterpenes (82%) and 3 sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (1%). The major constituent of the oil was linalool (65%). Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.