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Essential oil of curcuma longa l. leaves
Author(s) -
Oguntimein Babajide O.,
Weyerstahl Peter,
MarschallWeyerstahl Helga
Publication year - 1990
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.2730050206
Subject(s) - zingiberaceae , curcuma , chemistry , essential oil , pharmacognosy , traditional medicine , botany , rhizome , chromatography , biological activity , biochemistry , in vitro , medicine , biology
The essential oil of the leaves of Curcuma longa L. (Zingiberaceae) was investigated by GC, NMR and MS. Major constituents are α‐phellandrene (47.7%) and terpinolene (28.9%). The oil is composed mainly of monoterpenes.
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