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Volatile constituents of Boswellia serrata Roxb. (Burseraceae) bark
Author(s) -
Kasali Adeleke A.,
Adio Adewale M.,
Oyedeji Adebola O.,
Eshilokun Adeolu O.,
Adefenwa Morufa
Publication year - 2002
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/ffj.1124
Subject(s) - burseraceae , chemistry , boswellia serrata , borneol , myrcene , monoterpene , bark (sound) , sesquiterpene , pinene , traditional medicine , limonene , essential oil , botany , organic chemistry , chromatography , biology , physics , acoustics , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , traditional chinese medicine
The composition of the essential oil of Boswellia serrata obtained by hydrodistillation of the bark of B. serrata was determined by the use of GC and GC–MS. Thirty‐five constituents were identified by their retention (Kováts) indices on Cpsil 5 and by their mass spectra. The essential oil of B. serrata predominantly comprised monoterpenoids, of which α‐pinene (73.3%) was the major constituent. Other monoterpenoids identified included β‐pinene (2.05%), cis ‐verbenol (1.97%), trans –pinocarveol (1.80%), borneol (1.78%), myrcene (1.71%), verbenone (1.71%), limonene (1.42%), thuja‐2,4(10)‐diene (1.18%) and p ‐cymene (1.0%), while α‐copaene (0.13%) was the only sesquiterpene identified in the oil. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.