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Volatile constituents of Cymbopogon nardus (Linn.) Rendle
Author(s) -
Mahalwal Vijender S.,
Ali Mohd.
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.1144
Subject(s) - chemistry , geraniol , citronellal , andropogon , sabinene , sesquiterpene , nerolidol , citronellol , monoterpene , steam distillation , botany , organic chemistry , essential oil , food science , limonene , linalool , biology
The steam‐distilled volatile oil obtained from partially dried grass (citronella grass) Cymbopogon nardus (Linn.) Rendle (Syn. Andropogon nardus Linn.), cultivated in the Nilgiri Hills at Ooty, India, was analysed by capillary GC and GC–MS. The partially dried grass contained 35 components, of which 29 constituents, comprising 92.7% of the oil, were completely identified. The oil contains 16 monoterpenes (79.8%), nine sesquiterpenes (11.5%) and four non‐terpenic compounds (1.4%). The prominent monoterpenes were citronellal (29.7%), geraniol (24.2%), γ‐terpineol (9.2%) and cis ‐sabinene hydrate (3.8%). The predominant sesquiterpenes were ( E )‐nerolidol (4.8%), β‐caryophyllene (2.2%) and germacren‐4‐ol (1.5%). Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.