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Chemical constituents of the volatile oil of cyperus esculentus L. from Nigeria
Author(s) -
Kubmarawa D.,
Ogunwande I. A.,
Okorie D. A.,
Olawore N. O.,
Kasali A. A.
Publication year - 2005
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.1517
Subject(s) - chemistry , cyperus , cyperaceae , essential oil , botany , chromatography , poaceae , biology
Volatile oils obtained by hydrodistillation of the tubers of two varieties (brown and black) of Cyperus esculentus L. (Cyperaceae) were analyzed by GC and GC‐MS. Nine and 11 compounds, representing 91.7–99.7% of the total volatile oils were identified, respectively, from the brown and black varieties. The most representative compounds were α ‐pinene (70.5–75.5%) and α ‐thujene (5.2–10.2%). Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.