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The essential oils of Boesenbergia stenophylla R. M. Sm. as natural sources of methyl ( E )‐cinnamate
Author(s) -
Ahmad Fasihuddin bin,
Jantan Ibrahim bin
Publication year - 2003
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.1227
Subject(s) - chemistry , rhizome , sesquiterpene , humulene , gas chromatography , caryophyllene , kovats retention index , monoterpene , essential oil , zingiberaceae , traditional medicine , chromatography , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , medicine
Abstract The rhizome and leaf oils of Boesenbergia stenophylla R. M. Sm. were analysed by gas chromatography on two columns of different polarity, retention indices and GC–MS. The oils were found to possess compositional similarities but quantitative differences in the concentration of each component. The oils are natural sources of methyl ( E )‐cinnamate, constituting 49.9–53.4% of the oils. They are also rich in sesquiterpenoids (39.8 and 40.3%, respectively) with δ ‐elemene, β ‐elemene, α ‐santalene, α ‐humulene, γ ‐muurolene, spathulenol, caryophyllene alcohol and kaur‐16‐ene as the main representatives. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.