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Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad
Author(s) -
Mallavarapu Gopal R.,
Ramesh S.,
Chandrasekhara R. S.,
Rajeswara Rao B. R.,
Kaul P. N.,
Bhattacharya A. K.
Publication year - 1995
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.2730100403
Subject(s) - cinnamomum zeylanicum , eugenol , cinnamaldehyde , chemistry , cinnamomum , benzyl benzoate , essential oil , traditional medicine , lauraceae , food science , botany , cassia , organic chemistry , biology , medicine , alternative medicine , traditional chinese medicine , pathology , catalysis
The essential oil of cinnamon leaf ( Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume) grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad has been analysed by capillary GC and GC‐MS. Besides the main constituent, eugenol (81.4‐84.5%), 47 other constituents, including those present in trace amounts, have been identified in the oil samples from the two locations. The two samples differed with respect to the relative amounts of linalol, ( E )‐cinnamaldehyde, ( E )‐cinnamyl acetate, β‐caryophyllene and benzyl benzoate. Also the oil content of the Hyderabad material was found to be higher than that of the Bangalore material.