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Chemical composition of the essential oil of Cuminum cyminum L. from China
Author(s) -
Li Rong,
Jiang ZiTao
Publication year - 2004
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.1302
Subject(s) - cuminum , chemistry , essential oil , safranal , composition (language) , chemical composition , alcohol , p cymene , traditional medicine , organic chemistry , food science , biochemistry , crocin , ruthenium , catalysis , linguistics , philosophy , medicine
The essential oil of the seeds of Cuminum cyminum L. from China was isolated by hydrodistillation in a yield of 3.8%. The chemical composition of the essential oil was examined by GC and GC–MS; 37 components, representing 97.97% of the oil, were identied. Cuminal (36.31%), cuminic alcohol (16.92%), γ ‐terpinene (11.14%), safranal (10.87%), p ‐cymene (9.85%) and β ‐pinene (7.75%) were the major components. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.