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Studies on essential oils, part 28: Chemical composition, antifungal and insecticidal activities of rhizome volatile oil of Homalomena aromatica Schott.
Author(s) -
Singh Gurdip,
Kapoor I. P. S.,
Singh O. P.,
Rao G. P.,
Prasad Y. R.,
Leclercq P. A.,
Klinkby Naja
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(200007/08)15:4<278::aid-ffj913>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - geraniol , chemistry , linalool , nerol , rhizome , essential oil , nerolidol , antifungal , botany , estragole , traditional medicine , food science , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine
HPLC and GC–MS analysis of rhizome oil of Homalomena aromatica showed the presence of 39 components accounting for 96.9% of the total oil. The major component was linalool (62.1%), followed by terpinen‐4‐ol (17.2%), α ‐terpineol (2.4%), γ ‐terpinene (1.9%), α ‐cadinol (1.5%), geraniol (1.4%), nerol (1.4%), α ‐terpinene (1.0%), spatulenol (1.0%) and T‐cadinol (1.0%). However, the higher percentage of linalool (87.5%) was obtained in HPLC studies. This oil showed good antifungal activity against Curvularia pallescens , Aspergillus niger and Fusarium graminearum as well as also showing insecticidal behaviour against white termite ( Odontotermes obesus Rhamb.). Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.