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Constituents of the flower oil of Carissa opaca growing in the Aravalli mountain range at New Delhi
Author(s) -
Rai Sanjay Kumar,
Mallavarapu Gopal Rao,
PandeyRai Shashi,
Srivastava Suchi,
Singh Digvijay,
Mishra Raghvendra,
Kumar Sushil
Publication year - 2006
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.1595
Subject(s) - chemistry , benzyl benzoate , palmitic acid , botany , essential oil , ridge , food science , organic chemistry , fatty acid , biology , paleontology
The highly fragrant essential oil of the flowers of Carissa opaca , growing on Aravalli ridge at New Delhi, was investigated by GC and GC–MS analyses. A total of 20 compounds, accounting for 99.5% of the oil, were identified. The main component was palmitic acid (82.5%). Other major compounds were benzyl salicylate (6.0%), benzyl benzoate (4.6%) and ( E , E )‐ α ‐farnesene (3.5%). Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.